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| M23 Rebels Fired Shells Into Rwanda, Not Congo Army, UN Says | |
Robert Esaki - August 30, 2013 | |
 | The U.N. said on Thursday that the M23 rebels have been firing shells into Rwandan territory, disputing claims by the Rwandan foreign minister, Louise Mushikiwabo, that DR Congo's army was to blame. “Firing incidents into Rwandan territory originated from M23 positions between 22 and 29 August,” U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq said. |
| Opposition Supporters Step Up Attacks on Congolese Officials Abroad | |
Radio Okapi - February 28, 2012 | |
 | Congolese opposition supporters calling themselves “fighters” have intensified attacks against Congolese officials travelling abroad. Katanga Province Governor Moise Katumbi is the latest in a string of officials who have come under attack from the so-called “Patriots-Combatants”. |
| UDPS Denies 'Henious' Attack on Senate President | |
Xinhua - January 3, 2012 | |
 | The main opposition party in DR Congo has denied that its supporters were involved in Saturday's attack against the country's Senate president in Paris. "The Congolese in the diaspora always attack all those who work against their interests. They want change and they have always fought for institutionalization of democracy and constitutionalism in DR Congo," a UDPS official told a press conference on Monday in Kinshasa. |
| Senate Chief Hospitalized in Paris After Attack | |
VOA News - January 2, 2012 | |
 | The head of the Democratic Republic of Congo's Senate is in a French hospital after being attacked on New Year's Eve in Paris. Seventy-six-year-old Leon Kengo wa Dondo was assaulted Saturday evening in the French capital. |
| Digging for the Perfect Elections in DR Congo | |
Congo News Agency - November 30, 2011 | |
 | Some in the western media have focused on what went wrong during Monday’s elections in the Democratic Republic of Congo. As they see it, the elections occurred in “chaos”, “violence”, “intimidation”, and – God forbid – if Joseph Kabila wins, the elections must have been “rigged”. |
| EU, DR Congo Sign Elections Funding Agreement | |
Radio Okapi - June 25, 2011 | |
 | The Congolese Minister of Finance, Matata Ponyo, and the Representative of the European Union in the DRC, Ambassador Richard Zink, signed an agreement on elections funding on Friday in Kinshasa, with the EU saying it will provide 47,5 million euros for the upcoming elections. |
| Foreign 'gold smugglers' arrested in eastern Congo | |
BBC News - February 7, 2011 | |
 | Eight foreigners - from the US, France and Nigeria - have been arrested on allegations of gold smuggling in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials say. "Millions of dollars" and 436kg of gold were seized, the local governor said. |
| Rwandan rebel leader Callixte Mbarushimana sent to ICC | |
BBC News - January 25, 2011 | |
 | The head of a Rwandan rebel group accused of committing war crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been extradited from France to The Hague. Callixte Mbarushimana was arrested in Paris last October, following a request from the International Criminal Court. |
| UN Sanctions FDLR Leaders, CNDP Rebel Commander Integrated into Army | |
Congo News Agency - December 2, 2010 | |
 | The United Nations Security Council imposed targeted measures including travel bans and asset freezes on three Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) leaders and a former Congrès National pour la Défense du Peuple (CNDP) commander integrated in the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC), on Wednesday, at the request of the permanent missions to the United Nations of France, the United Kingdom, and the United States. |
| FDLR leader Callixte Mbarushimana arrested in France on ICC warrant | |
ICC - October 11, 2010 | |
| In accordance with the warrant of arrest issued under seals by the judges of the International Criminal Court on 28 September, 2010, the French authorities arrested Mr Callixte Mbarushimana, suspected of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Kivu provinces, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. |
