News | North Kivu
| UN Report Accuses Rwanda of Supporting Bosco Ntaganda Rebels | |
Congo News Agency - May 28, 2012 | |
 | An internal UN report obtained by the BBC says that Rwanda is once again supporting rebels in eastern Congo linked to renegade general Bosco Ntaganda. The report cites rebel soldiers who say they were trained to join the Rwandan army but were sent instead across the border to eastern Congo to fight alongside mutinous soldiers. |
| ICC Prosecutor Seeks New Charges Against Ntaganda, FDLR Leader | |
International Criminal Court - May 14, 2012 | |
 | The Office of the Prosecutor has requested two new arrest warrants. The first one relates to Bosco Ntaganda for the crimes committed as a top commander of Thomas Lubanga's militia, the UPC/FPLC. The second was filed against a leader of one of the most active militia in the Kivu provinces, Sylvestre Mudacumura, the Supreme Commander of the FDLR-FOCA. |
| Army Suspends Military Operations Against Ntaganda Loyalists | |
Congo News Agency - May 6, 2012 | |
 | The Congolese army has regained control of the areas of Masisi and Rutshuru, in North Kivu province, which were occupied last week by mutinous soldiers loyal to renegade general Bosco Ntaganda. DR Congo’s Army Chief of Staff, General Didier Etumba, said in a press release on Sunday that military operations against the “undisciplined” soldiers have been suspended. |
| Kabila's Position on The Arrest of Ntaganda 'Has Not Changed' | |
Congo News Agency - April 13, 2012 | |
 | Contrary to wire reports widely circulated in the international media, President Joseph Kabila did not call for the immediate arrest of renegade general Bosco Ntaganda during a meeting with civil society leaders in North Kivu Province on Wednesday. President Kabila said that his position on his arrest "has not changed". |
| Kabila Insists on Military Discipline as Mutiny Fades | |
Congo News Agency - April 11, 2012 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila held a two-hour meeting with army officers based in North and South Kivu provinces on Tuesday to insist on military discipline and cohesion. Many of the soldiers who defected last week have begun surrendering. DR Congo's Army Chief of Staff General Etumba said that those who do not comply with military regulations will be sanctioned individually according to their responsibilities in the mutiny even if they surrender. |
| Kabila, Army Chief of Staff head to eastern Congo to deal with defectors | |
Congo News Agency - April 10, 2012 | |
 | President Joseph Kabila and the Congolese Army Chief of Staff General Didier Etumba arrived in Goma on Monday to deal with the security threat posed by the defections of former rebels integrated into the army under a peace deal. General Etumba said that “those who do not want to submit to the republican order will be hunted down by the army.” |
| Tshisekedi Says He Won, Can He Prove It? | |
Congo News Agency - December 17, 2011 | |
 | Unlike the Independent National Electoral Commission, which has published the results of the presidential election showing why it says Joseph Kabila won and for everyone to see and scrutinize, Etienne Tshisekedi has so far provided no proof to support his claim of an outright victory. Yet, the longtime opposition leader has said, once again, that he now considers himself president. |
| Supreme Court Rules Joseph Kabila Won Presidential Election | |
Congo News Agency - December 16, 2011 | |
 | The Supreme Court has upheld the results of the Nov. 28 presidential election published by the Independent National Electoral Commission last Friday. The Supreme Court ruled that Joseph Kabila won 48,95% of the votes, Etienne Tshisekedi 32,33%, Vital Kamerhe 7,74%, Leon Kengo wa Dondo 4,95%, Mbusa Nyamwisi 1,72%, Nzanga Mobutu 1,75%, with the remaining 5 candidates garnering less than 1% each. |
| Kabila Leads Partial Election Results | |
Congo News Agency - December 3, 2011 | |
 | The Independent National Electoral Commission has started publishing partial results of Monday’s presidential election in DR Congo. President Joseph Kabila leads overall while not winning in all provinces. Etienne Tshisekedi is second, leading in Bas-Congo and in the two Kasai provinces. |
| On the Campaign Trail, Kabila, Tshisekedi Cross Paths in Eastern Congo | |
Congo News Agency - November 15, 2011 | |
 | The two leading candidates in the upcoming presidential election crossed paths in eastern Congo on Monday. Both President Joseph Kabila and Etienne Tshisekedi arrived in Goma, North Kivu Province, on the same day to hold campaign events. |
