U.S. May Designate Laurent Nkunda's CNDP a Terrorist Organisation | |
Congo News Agency - November 2, 2008 | |
There are talks in Washington about adding warlord Laurent Nkunda's National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) to the United States list of Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs). Washington has become increasingly frustrated with the warlord's actions in eastern Congo, which have caused the deaths and displacement of numerous innocent civilians. | |
US Assistant Secretary to Meet DRC President Kabila Over Rebel Insurgency | |
VOA News - October 30, 2008 | |
The US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs is expected to meet President Joseph Kabila and other Congolese officials Thursday to address ongoing clashes between the government and the rebels in the restive North Kivu Province. | |
Alarm-bells ring at upsurge in fighting | |
IWPR - September 8, 2008 | |
Eastern Congo's fragile peace process is again in crisis as fighting between rebels and the army pushes the region closer to all-out war. Observers say armed groups on all sides are digging in after clashes between the Congolese army and fighters loyal to Laurent Nkunda, the head of the Congress for the Defence of the Congolese People, CNDP. | |
The United States Wants Nkunda To Surrender And Go Into Exile | |
Congo Planet - November 30, 2007 | |
The United States government has asked renegade general Laurent Nkunda to go into exile and allow his troops to join the integration process into the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC). | |
Rice to Visit Africa for Talks on Great Lakes Region | |
VOA News - November 30, 2007 | |
U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is headed to Africa next week to discuss regional peace and security. | |
US Pledges Continued Support to DR Congo | |
VOA News - October 29, 2006 | |
US Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs Jendayi Frazer says the United States will continue to be a partner of the Congolese people in their post-conflict reconstruction no matter who wins tomorrow's presidential vote. Secretary Frazer spoke in Washington Friday during a pre-election roundtable with a select group of African journalists. | |
Vote Counting Starts in Congo Amid Tension | |
VOA News - July 30, 2006 | |
Vote counting has started in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo amid renewed tension over the outcome in the country's first open election in over 40 years. There was some rioting in a mining town, causing voting to be postponed there, but no widespread violence. | |
1,300 international observers for polls | |
IRIN - July 28, 2006 | |
At least 1,300 international observers will be deployed all over the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) during Sunday's elections, according to the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). | |
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