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Great Lakes

CPGL Meeting: Rebel Forces in Eastern Congo Undefeated

January 24, 2011

CPGL Meeting: Rebel Forces in Eastern Congo Unscathed Despite Multiple Joint  Military Operations CPGL Meeting: Rebel Forces in Eastern Congo Undefeated Monday, January 24, 2011 The defense ministers of the Great Lakes Region cooperation entity known as CEPGL who met in Kigali, Rwanda late last week have recognized that the recent numerous joint military operations [...]

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WikiLeaks’s Secret Documents Point to US Concerns over Divisions Kagame’s Inner circle, Terrorism, Repression, and Chinese Influence

November 29, 2010

Photo: Ms. Victoire Ingabire, one of the opposition leader imprisoned in Rwanda. The  US State Department’s secret documents leaked by WikiLeaks and obtained by AfroAmerica Network show that the US Embassy in Rwanda was asked to collect information on Rwandan political and military leaders and opposition figures and groups. The requested information in a memo [...]

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UN SG Fires MONUSCO Force Commander

July 13, 2010

Sources at the United Nations in New York tell AfroAmerica Network that the UN Secretary General has fired the Force Commander of  United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the COngo (MONUSCO),  Lieutenant General Babacar Gaye from Senegal. The dismissal of Lt General Babacar Gaye follows acknowledgment by the UN Security Council [...]

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Rewarded for their Role in the Rwandan Tragedy

July 4, 2010

Today, July 4, 2010, the Rwandan Government has yet again rewarded foreigners who were instrumental in helping the Rwandan Patriotic Front successfully lead its violent armed rebellion. The laureates include some who lobbied on the behalf or the Tutsis rebels, those who provided material support: weapons, money, travel arrangements, facilities, etc. It includes UN officials, [...]

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General Kazura Allegedly Implicated in Assassination Attempt

June 22, 2010

The saga of the assassination attempt  on  the exiled Rwandan General Kayumba Nyamwasa may have taken another twist,  according to sources in South Africa and Rwanda.  These sources told AfroAmerica Network that  the South African police has already the group of six suspects, mostly ex Rwandan Patriotic Army officers, talking. The suspects are allegedly implicating [...]

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Advice to Rwandan Paul Kagame

June 18, 2010

Advice to Paul Kagame: A Wise Man Knows When to Stop; A Fool Stops at Nothing I recently followed interviews and press comments by the Rwandan former General Kayumba Nyamwasa about his former comrade, the Rwandan Dictator Paul Kagame, who was rose from a humble beginning to become the leader of the Rwandan Patriotic Front [...]

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Why Kayumba Nyamwasa Fled Plaul Kagame

June 17, 2010

The former  Rwanda General,  Kayumba Nyamwasa,  has been  in exile in South Africa for the last two months. He has  been explaining the reasons of his flight in the media. Some of his explanations are in our Rwanda and DRC  pages at http://www.afroamerica.net. He has rejected in block the accusations from the Rwandan government, especially [...]

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DRC Rebellion- Update by IRIN

June 16, 2010

UN IRIN (UN- Integrated Regional Information Network)  has updated the article “Who is Who Among Armed Groups in East [DRC]‘, clarifying the FLDR situation. From their article that you can obtain at this UN IRIN link and on our pages: http://www.afroamerica.net, the confusion between FDLR and RUD-Urunana has been addressed. To be fair to UN [...]

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DRC Armed Rebellion -Update

June 16, 2010

UN IRIN published, on June 15, 2010 an article  that  describes several armed groups in Eastern DRC. The article appears to give valuable, unfortunately UN biased, description of the rebel groups in the DRC.  There are also some obvious inaccuracies. In fact, FDLR and RUD-Urunana are two distinct armed rebellions seeking to overthrow the Rwandan [...]

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DRC Rebel Groups

June 12, 2010

Jason Stearns, a former UN MONUC Expert, ICG Analyst,  and Coordinator of UN Panel of Experts on DRC, arguably one of the Americans most versed in the political and humanitarian crisis in Great Lakes Region of Africa, has published a list of armed groups: see his blog on http://congosiasa.blogspot.com. He usually gives in-depth analyses on [...]

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