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Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Excerpts from the UN Group of Experts report

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Here are some excerpts from the UN Group of Experts report that was leaked to the press today (and from the press, leaked to me). Summary Th...
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Leak: UN expert report

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The UN Group of Experts report was leaked to the press today. The experts have spent the past 9 months investigating how various rebel group...
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

The Sorcerer's Apprentice

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As in Goethe's fable of the sorcerer's apprentice, it seems like the rebel groups of North Kivu keep on splitting among themselves, ...
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Friday, November 20, 2009

US Congress tackles conflict minerals

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Yesterday, the US congressman Jim McDermott (D-WA) unveiled legislation he will introduce in the U.S. House of Representatives today to hel...
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Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Ignace in handcuffs

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The German police finally arrested Ignace Murwanashyaka , the president of the FDLR , on charges of being involved in a terrorist organizati...
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Monday, November 16, 2009

Refugee return: Reasons to worry

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There are increasing worries about the return of the Congolese Tutsi refugees in Rwanda. UNHCR officials have indicated off the record that...
Sunday, November 15, 2009

CNDP & the logic of disorder

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What is going on within the CNDP, only last year the strongest rebel group in the region? A few days ago, the head of the CNDP, Desire Kaman...
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