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Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'

March 18, 2013 15:48
Democratic Republic of Congo rebel Bosco Ntaganda, wanted by the International Criminal Court for a string of alleged atrocities, on Monday surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali. According to the Congolese government, Ntaganda, said to be a key leader of the M23 rebel group, crossed into Rwanda on Saturday along with hundreds of other rebels fleeing violence with a rival faction of the mainly Tutsi movement.

Robinson named UN peace envoy for Great Lakes

March 18, 2013 13:04
UN leader Ban Ki-moon on Monday named former Irish president Mary Robinson the UN special envoy to Africa's Great Lakes region as it tries to end conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. "Mrs Robinson will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the Peace, Security and Cooperation Framework for the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Great Lakes region of Africa" which was signed by 11 countries last month, said UN deputy spokesman Eduardo del Buey.

DR Congo talks with rebel M23 to resume next week: mediator

March 18, 2013 10:31
Peace talks between the government of Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels are set to resume in Kampala in one week following a delay caused by vicious infighting between different rebel factions, the mediator of the talks said Monday. "In the near future, probably within a week, the dialogue meetings will resume," Ugandan Defence Minister Crispus Kiyonga, who is facilitating the negotiations, said.

DR Congo rape doctor in new campaign against violence

March 17, 2013 23:45
A gynaecologist renowned for his work in treating thousands of rape victims, Denis Mukwege has begun a new crusade against widespread sexual violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. "Why were these crimes settled within six months in Bosnia and yet persist for 15 years in the DR Congo?" Mukwege asked this week in Kinshasa when he launched his awareness campaign. "The solution will come from taking charge of the causes of this violence."

Ntaganda: the Congolese rebel 'Terminator'

March 17, 2013 14:45
Bosco Ntaganda, the Congolese rebel leader wanted by the International Criminal Court for a raft of war crimes, is a feared military commander believed to run a vast extortion empire in the mineral-rich east of the country. According to the Congolese government, Ntaganda, said to be a key leader of the M23 rebel group, crossed into Rwanda on Saturday along with hundreds of other rebels fleeing violence with a rival faction of the mainly Tutsi movement. Kigali has dismissed the claim.

Hundreds of DR Congo rebels flee to Rwanda

March 16, 2013 18:15
Several hundred fighters from the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group fled to neighbouring Rwanda Friday and Saturday after heavy fighting with a rival faction, Rwandan officials said. Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo confirmed that 600 fighters were among an influx of people that crossed into her country late Friday and early Saturday from DR Congo's chronically restive east.

Hundreds of DR Congo rebels flee to Rwanda

March 16, 2013 17:00
Several hundred fighters from the Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group fled to neighbouring Rwanda Friday and Saturday after heavy fighting with a rival faction, Rwandan officials said. Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo confirmed that 600 fighters were among an influx of people that crossed into her country late Friday and early Saturday from DR Congo's chronically restive east.

Hundreds flee DR Congo fighting, rebel leader detained

March 16, 2013 12:15
Fighting between rival factions of Congolese rebel group M23 has sent hundreds of people, including many rebels, fleeing for neighbouring Rwanda, where the leader of one faction has been detained, Rwandan officials said Saturday. Rwandan Foreign Minister and government spokeswoman Louise Mushikiwabo confirmed that 600 fighters were among the influx of people that crossed into her country late Friday and early Saturday.

Congolese rebels surrender, flee after defeat by rivals

March 16, 2013 04:30
By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) - Hundreds of Congolese rebels loyal to warlord Bosco Ntaganda have fled into neighbouring Rwanda or surrendered to United Nations peacekeepers after being routed by a rival faction, rebel and U.N. sources said on Saturday. Ntaganda's apparent defeat comes after weeks of infighting within the M23 insurgency and could open the way for rival rebel leader Sultani Makenga to sign a peace deal with Kinshasa, bringing an end to a year-long rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

U.N.'s Ban to name Ireland's Robinson as key Africa envoy - diplomats

March 15, 2013 19:30
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - U.N. chief Ban Ki-moon has told the Security Council he plans to name former Irish President Mary Robinson as his envoy to Africa's Great Lakes region to oversee a peace deal aimed at ending the conflict in eastern Congo, diplomats said on Friday. There were unlikely to be any objections to the appointment among the 15-member council, diplomats said. In addition to having been Ireland's president from 1990 to 1997, Robinson, 68, was the U.N. high commissioner for human rights from 1997 to 2002.
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