News | United States
| U.S. Financial Bill Will Require Disclosure on Conflict Minerals - Hillary Clinton | |
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - July 22, 2010 | |
 | President Obama has now signed into law a measure that will require corporations to publicly disclose what they are doing to ensure that their products don't contain these minerals. The DRC has formally expressed its support for this law and has thanked both the executive and legislative branches of our government. This is one of several steps we are taking to stop this illicit and deadly trade. |
| Rights Group Says Arms Transport Needs Regulation | |
VOA News - July 19, 2010 | |
 | States are failing to control the transport of weapons around the world, says a new report from London-based watchdog Amnesty International. Transport companies registered in China, France, the Russian Federation, Britain and the United States move weapons to countries where they could be used to commit human-rights violations. |
| The United States seeks a new era of partnership with the DRC - Hillary Clinton | |
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton - June 30, 2010 | |
 | On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I congratulate the people of the Democratic Republic of the Congo on the occasion of your fiftieth anniversary of independence this June 30. |
| Report Says Uganda's Elusive LRA Rebel Almost Caught Last Year | |
VOA News - June 24, 2010 | |
 | A new report by the Washington-based, anti-genocide Enough Project says the elusive leader of the Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army was nearly caught last year by the Ugandan army in a remote area of the Central African Republic. But the group says limited assistance from the international community and lack of support from regional governments are hampering the Ugandan army's ability to deal a knock-out blow to the terrorist organization. |
| Veteran United States diplomat appointed to top UN post in DR Congo | |
UN News - June 9, 2010 | |
 | Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has named Roger A. Meece, a United States national with over three decades of international experience, including in a number of African nations, as the top United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Meece will succeed Alan Doss of the United Kingdom, who concludes his term as the Secretary-General’s Special Representative and head of the UN mission in DRC at the end of June. |
| US Deeply Concerned by Death of Floribert Chebeya | |
US Department of State - June 4, 2010 | |
 | The United States is deeply concerned by the apparent assassination of noted Congolese human rights leader Floribert Chebeya Bahizire in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Mr. Chebeya, the founder of “Voix des Sans Voix” (Voice of the Voiceless), was a human rights advocate since the regime of Mobutu Sese Seko. He won the Reebok Human Rights Award in 1993. |
| U.S. Official Sees Improvement in Africa's Great Lakes Region | |
Charles W. Corey | America.gov - May 26, 2010 | |
 | President Kabila has taken important steps to address insecurity, but they remain insufficient. The president has also voiced strong support for our program to train a light infantry battalion in Kisangani. That training includes a strong focus on improving FARDC human rights practices, Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Johnnie Carson told the U.S. Congress. |
| Industry Representatives Discuss Conflict Minerals at the U.S. Department of State | |
U.S. Department of State - May 14, 2010 | |
 | Representatives from the consumer electronics, automotive, jewelry and manufacturing industries met today with U.S. officials at the Department of State. The group discussed steps that can be taken to ensure that their supply chains do not contain conflict minerals that have fueled the ongoing conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). |
| U.S. Special Forces Begin Training Congo Army Battalion | |
Congo News Agency - February 23, 2010 | |
 | The U.S. military command for Africa (Africom) has started training 1,000 Congolese troops in the eastern city of Kisangani. The $30 million training program is expected to last eight months. |
| U.S. Senator Durbin Calls on Rwanda to Name Rebels Involved in Genocide | |
Congo News Agency - February 16, 2010 | |
 | U.S. Senator Dick Durbin called on Rwandan authorities on Monday to publish the names of FDLR (the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda) rebels suspected of involvement in the country’s 1994 genocide. |
