African Great Lakes Events Roundup: 2004-2005

By following the links below, you will learn about the events and get the news that shook the African Great Lakes Region in the period of 2004 -2005. You will find how news and events makers have shaped the destiny of the nations and the peoples in the region that encompasses the following countries and states: Angola, Burundi, Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire or Congo-Kinshasa), Kenya, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Rwanda, Sudan, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe, South Africa.
Among the key news and events makers are: FDLR/FOCA Colonel Karegeya, FDLR/FOCA Colonel Bizimana, Paul Kagame, Rwandan Patriotic Army, Joseph Kabila, FDLR, UN Security Council, MONUC, FDLR/FOCA/CMC Major Seraphin Bizimungu, Amani, Rwanda Patriotic Front, RPA, RPF, International Crisis Group (ICG), Michel Bagaragaza, ICTR, Arusha, Jean Pierre Bemba, Burundi, Domitian Ndayizeye, Colonel Patrick Karegeya, ALIR, Mayi-Mayi, FDLR/FOCA/RPA General Paul Rwarakabije, Colonel Mutebusi, Paul Rusesabagina, Gerald Gahima, Theogene Rudasingwa, FOCA, Colonel Bemera, Interahamwe, ex-FAR, Human Rights Watch, Laurent Nkunda, United States of America (USA), RUD-Urunana, RPR, Tutsi, Hutu, Norway, FDLR/FOCA Colonel Bemera.
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• Ex-FOCA Col. Karegeya and Bizimana disappear. December 3, 2005
• Michael Bagaragaza, Tea, and DesForges’s connection. December 3, 2005
• FDLR logistics commander deserts. November 23, 2005
• Major Amani deserted by his second in command. November 23, 2005
• ICG accuses Kabila and Bemba of corruption. November 17, 2005
• Rusesabagina and Ntakirutimana launch party without Rwigema. November 10, 2005
• Rusesabagina, Aretha, Ali, Robinson honored. November 7, 2005
• UN Security Council hits FDLR leaders. November 6, 2005
• Kabila orders Congolese Army to hunt down Murwanashyaka. November 5, 2005
• UN Security Council to review cases against FDLR Leaders November 4, 2005
• ICG: UN Sanctions against Murwanashyaka, Mudacumura, Mugaragu October 30, 2005
• Rwanda: Col. Ndengeyinka joins RUD; Maj. Ntashamaje, RPR October 30, 2005
• Belgium: Rusatira to launch a club of ex-FAR in Belgium October 27, 2005
• Rusesabagina’s new party implodes before launch. October 25, 2005
• Fear Grips Rwandans after launch of armed opposition group. October 24, 2005
• Rwanda: Rwandan Government Forces implode: the secret behind RPR. October 19, 2005
• Rwanda: Maj. Seraphin Bizimungu surrenders his troops to Kagame. October 12, 2005
• Rwanda: The rise and fall of General Munyakazi. October 4, 2005
• Burundi: who killed Interior Minster Simon Nyandwi? September 18, 2005
• Rusesabagina, Rwigema, Ntakirutimana launch party on Nov 5. September 17, 2005
• Rusesabagina, Kamongi, Rwigema, Ntakirutimana launch party. September 11, 2005
• DRC: Col.Kanyandekwe, Gen.Mudacumura’s deputy, tries to defect. September 11, 2005
• DRC: Murwanashyaka asked Kabira US$ 6.5million, emails reveal. September 10, 2005
• Bukavu: Col. Amani and Emm. Hakizimana fail to fulfil promises September 9, 2005
• NewYork: Bruxelles’s and Vatican’s role in Father Theunis’ case September 8, 2005
• Baltimore: Greetings From AfroAmerica Network Editor September 6, 2005
• Rwanda: The Truth Behind the Rift within Hutu Rebels Ranks July 15, 2005
• USA: Rwandan Rebel Group designated Terrorist by State Department May 12, 2005
• Rwanda: Col. Patrick Karegeya: the demise of an RPF pillar. May 12, 2005
• Rwanda: Generals Nyamwasa and Kazura’s trials and tribulations. May 2, 2005
• Hutu Rebels Commanders and Troops Rejects Rome pledges. April 16, 2005
• Burundi: Domitian Ndayizeye denied the right to dictatorship. Jan 26, 2005
• Rwanda: Kagame holds crisis meeting with senior leaders. Jan 21, 2005
• Rwanda: Has the time for Kagame to negotiate finally arrived? Jan 12, 2005
• Bukavu: Mayi-Mayi kill 40 Rwandan troops. Jan 12, 2005
• Arusha: Prof. Reyntgens suspends cooperation with ICTR over RPF crimes Jan 11, 2005
• Kivu: Rwandan Rebels hand over 4 RPA soldiers to FARDC Jan 7, 2005
• Kivu: MONUC authorises the use of force against Rwandan Rebels. Jan 5, 2005
• NY: UN First Black Secretary General’s days numbered over corruption Dec.5, 2004
• Fresh from training abroad, ex-ALIR lead RPA invasion of the DRC. Dec.3, 2004
• Africa: a summit of dictators to legitimize their regimes. Nov. 20, 2004
• Rwanda: RPF reintroduces the banned collective work Umuganda. Nov. 16, 2004
• Rwanda: Armed Groups Vie to Take On the RPF Regime. Nov. 14, 2004
• Rwandan Rebels given two months to disarm; vow to fight on. Nov. 12, 2004
• Atlanta: Comeback sister, Cynthia McKinney wins big. Nov. 03, 2004
• Vienna: Nshimyimana-Neuberg elected City Council member. Oct. 30, 2004
• Kigali: Does Kagame finally get General Kayumba Oct. 18, 2004
• Kigali: Gen. Rwarakabije heads Army Commission; Comrades unhappy Sept. 27, 2004
• DRC: Colonel Mutebutsi Killed? September 25, 2004
• Rwanda: In the volcano foothills II: Military Situation September 14, 2004
• Rwanda: In the volcano foothills I: Political Situation. September 13, 2004
• Rwanda: School Principal beaten to death in Rambura. September 4, 2004
• Rwanda: Rwandan opposition implodes into pieces: Part 1 FDLR. September 3, 2004
• Washington, DC: Obama: From goat shepherd to shepherd of men. September 2, 2004
• New York: UN/MONUC increases Pressure on Rwandan Rebels. August 28, 2004
• Bukavu: General Nkunda tries to seize Bukavu from Kahuzi-Biega Park. August 27, 2004
• Gisenyi: Rebels kill scores of RPA officers;Kagame sets sight on premier. May 17, 2004
• DRC: Rumors of coup as RPA hunts down refugees and Congolese. May 10, 2004
• Rwanda: Daily Clashes Between Rwandan Troops and Rebels April 26, 2004
• Rwanda:Northwest under siege; USA issue travel warning. April 19, 2004
• Rwanda: 1994 Remembered; 10 Years of blame. April 10, 2004
• USA: Cynthia McKinney Announces Bid for Reelection. March 27, 2004
• Rwanda: Black Box Mystery: UN and Koffi Annan cannot be trusted. March 21, 2004
• Rwanda: Kagame sacked close aids to fight Bruguiere Inquiry. March 18, 2004
• Rwanda: Rwarakabije in Kami Military Jail. February 27, 2004
• Rwanda: After Gahima, his brother Rudasingwa . February 23, 2004
• Rwanda: Kabarebe sick again; General Nyamwasa free to act. February 14, 2004
• DRC:FLEC becomes a reality and starts operations. February 12, 2004
• Rwanda: Kagame’s circle implodes over Rwarakabije. January 23, 2004
• DRC: NGO IRC official accused of role in Kabila’s assassination? January 10, 2004
• Rwanda: What happened to Colonel Bemera? January 3, 2004