Kivu Insurgency: PARECO and FARDC Deserters Take Up Arms Against FARDC and Rwandan Troops

by AfroAmerica Network on February 16, 2012

Sources in Kivu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) inform AfroAmerica Network that the long feared insurgency has started. The insurgency has been predicted by many observers following the November 28, 2011 controversial elections in DRC, which saw the opposition leaders win elections, but the incumbent seize power (see our December 2, 2011 article: Kivu Boiling: Rwanda Rearming CNDP and Serufuri’s RCD As Tshisekedi Is Expected to Win Elections).
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Leon Kengo Wa Ndondo To Become DRC Prime Minister

by AfroAmerica Network on February 12, 2012

Sources Close to the President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tell AfroAmerica Network that DRC President Joseph Kabila is finalizing his decision to tap one of his opposition leaders to be the next Prime Minister. According to the sources, four names were presented to him, including Vital Kamerhe, Leon Kengo Wa Ndondo, Mbusa Nyamwisi, and Etienne Tshisekedi. Joseph Kabila has allegedly Read Full Article ===>

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Joseph Kabila’s Eminence Grise, Katumba Mwanke Killed in a Plane Crash

by AfroAmerica Network on February 12, 2012

Sources in Bukavu, South-Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) tell AfroAmerica Network that the most influential member of the Congolese Parliament, Augustin Katumba Mwanke has died in a plane crash today on February 12, 2012. The crash happened in South Kivu, while the plane was about to land at the Airport of Bukavu, but missed and ended in a river nearby. A former Government of South-Kivu has also died in the crash. Other Congolese personalities Read Full Article ===>

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Late FDLR Chief of Staff Leodomir Mugaragu was killed by a Rwandan Commando Trained in Korea

February 10, 2012

Sources close to Rwandan Department of Military Intelligence (DMI) tell AfroAmerica Network that the late FDLR Chief of Staff Brigadier General Leodomir Mugaragu was killed by a Rwandan Commando led by commanders trained in Korea. The sources did not specify which Korea, but other sources confirmed that Rwandan troops have been training in South Korea [...]

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FDLR appoints Colonel Mujyambere as the new Chief of Staff.

February 10, 2012

Rwandan rebels known as Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR) have appointed a new chief of staff to replace Brigadier General Leodomir Mugaragu killed in January 2012 by a Rwandan commando (see our article: FDLR Chief of Staff General Leodomir Mugaragu Killed by a Commando and No FDLR General Surrendered, FARDC sources say). The new FDLR Chief of [...]

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No FDLR General Surrendered, FARDC sources say

February 2, 2012

Contrary to reports, initially published by the chinese news agency Xhinua Net, that three generals within the Rwandan rebels of the Forces Democratiques de Liberation du Rwanda (FDLR), no FDLR general has surrendered, sources within the Congolese military, FARDC in Goma told AfroAmerica Network. According to Xinhua Net breaking news in French of February 1, [...]

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Embattled New Times CEO Joseph Bideri Fired

January 24, 2012

Joseph Bideri, the embattled Chief Executive Officer and Editor-in-Chief of Rwandan Intelligence Services’ news media group, New Times, has finally been fired, AfroAmerica Network correspondents in Kigali report. The New Times is an umbrella of news media controlled by Rwandan Intelligence services. It includes the New Times English daily newspaper, Share on Facebook

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UDPS President Etienne Tshisekedi to Form a Parallel Government

January 21, 2012

The self-proclaimed President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Etienne Tshisekedi, President of the opposition party UDPS has declared that he will form a parallel government next week. Etienne Tshisekedi, who officially lost the controversial November 28, 2011 elections (see here) to the incumbent President Joseph Kabila, declared himself President and was sworn [...]

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Rift within Rwandan Army or Comedy? General Paul Kagame Suspends Top Military Aids

January 19, 2012

Rwandan President General Paul Kagame has suspended four of his top military closest aides, in what appears to be yet another sign of a rift within the Rwandan military junta. The military officers suspended and placed under house arrest on late Tuesday January 17, 2012 include the Chief of Staff of the Reserve Force Lt. [...]

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High Military Expenditures, Low GDP per Capita in Rwanda, US State Department Report Shows

January 15, 2012

On January 10, 2012, The USDepartment of State announced Publication of 29th edition of The World Military Expenditures and Arms Transfers WMEAT). The report published a comprehensive set of metrics on military expenditures and other macro economic indicators for countries around the World. According to the report, most of the rich Middle-east states and the poor [...]

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