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The Dilemma of Dictators Part V: When General Paul Kagame Feels the Noose

May 11, 2012

I.The Noose Tightening around General Ntaganda’s neck tautens General Kagame’s Throat This Tuesday May 8, 2012 we stumbled across a surprising article. Written by Joseph Rwagatare of The New Times of Rwanda and featured among the top headlines, the article has a surprising title:”Rwanda: Gen. Ntaganda Is Only a Pawn in a Wider Game.” Really! [...]

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Rwanda Sends 3 Thousand Troops in DRC

May 8, 2012

Sources in Kigali and Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) inform AfroAmerica Network that the Rwandan Government has sent more than three thousand troops into the DRC over the last three days. The deployment of Rwandan troops into DRC follows an agreement between the intelligence services of the two countries and the meeting between [...]

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General Bosco Ntaganda Moving troops to Ituri and Masisi

April 29, 2012

Sources close to the renegade General Bosco Ntaganda inform AfroAmerica Network that he has started to move his troops and the headquarter of his rebellion to the Oriental Ituri Province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), while reinforcing his grip on the Masisi area in North-Kivu province. According to the same sources, his [...]

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Ugandan Salim Saleh’s Mercenaries Allegedly Involved in DRC

April 22, 2012

Sources in Eastern DRC inform AfroAmerica Network that mercenaries working for the brother of Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni are involved in fightings in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The mercenaries, allegedly working as private military contractors for international organizations, Share on Facebook

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DRC President Joseph Kabila Officially Announces Imminent Arrestation of General Bosco Ntaganda

April 12, 2012

In a visit to the Eastern DRC, the Congolese President Joseph Kabila has officially announced his plan to arrest the renegade General Bosco Ntaganda and deliver him to the International Criminal Court (ICC). In a meeting with traditional and civil society leaders Share on Facebook

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Rebellion Intensifies in Kivu As More FARDC Commanders Defect

April 9, 2012

The rebellion that has been simmering for the last months, especially following the November 28th, 2011 Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) presidential elections, has intensified. The latest major event to fuel the rebellion is the defection of the commander of the 805th Division of the Armed Forces of DRC (FARDC), Share on Facebook

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Veteran Congolese Politician Etienne Thisekedi Very ill, Sources in Kinshasa Say

December 14, 2011

Sources in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have informed AfroAmerica Network that Veteran Congolese opposition politician Etienne Thisekedi is very ill. According to the sources, Mr Etienne Tshisekedi has been bedridden since the publication of the controversial results of the November 28, 2011 elections, in which, according to the Congolese electoral commission, CENI, [...]

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ECC Denounces Massacre of Rwandan Refugees in Shabunda by Congolese Militia

November 1, 2011

Eglise du Christ au Congo, ECC, has accused the Congolese militias known as Raiya Mutomboki of massacring 49 Rwandan Hutu refugees in the night of 22-23 October 2011. In a statement sent out by the Eglise du Christ au Congo (ECC) and received by AFroAmerica Network, ECC gives details on the attacks by the Raiya [...]

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Rwandan Troops Massacre Congolese Hutu in Jomba, Kivu.

November 1, 2011

Sources close to the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) tell AfroAmerica Network that Rwandan Defense Forces units, that include several ex-rebels from the CNDP and the FDLR who had returned to Rwandan in the last years, have launched operations in the area of Jomba and Rutshuru over the week of [...]

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Wikileaks: US Embassy in Kinshasa on RUD-Urunana and RPR Leaders: Part 2

September 4, 2011

Our Part 1 on Wikileaks cables allegedly from the US Embassy in Kinshasa describe the position of the US Embassy on the Kisangani process and its somewhat guarded support. Over the year  2008, Rwandan rebels based in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) had engaged in negotiations with the DRC government with the facilitation [...]

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