Category: Congo News

SUMMARY EDITORIAL: Towards the end of the consultations, political intrigues 1. BIRTH OF THE COALITION FOR TRUE DIALOGUE (CVD) 2. THE WORK OF THE THEMATIC CONSULTATION GROUPS 3. CONSENSUAL GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE AND DIVISION OF POWER 4. THE CIVIL SOCIETY OF SOUTH KIVU’S AGENDA  

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL: The paradox of an imposed negotiation 1. ALERT: PREPARATIONS FOR NEW ATTACKS BY THE M23/RDF 2. NEGOTIATIONS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND M23 AT KAMPALA 3. CAN WE NEGOTIATE WITH THE M23? …. IT’S FAR FROM CERTAIN!

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL: Two simultaneous meetings. FINAL PREPARATIONS BEFORE THE NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS THE OPPOSITION SHOWS NO INTEREST IN THE CONSULTATIONS A SCATTERED AND CRACKED OPPOSITION OPENING OF THE NATIONAL CONSULTATIONS The opening speech by President Joseph Kabila Some reactions THE PRELIMINARY WORK OF THE CONSULTATIONS  

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SUMMARY: EDITORIAL: Meeting the people’s expectations 1. THE ONGOING THREAT OF THE M23 2. A SECURITY ZONE AROUND GOMA a. MONUSCO’s press release b. Civil Society declarations and the Goma demonstrations c. Local, civil and military authorities and MONUSCO talk things over d. The Civil Society changes target and strategy 3. A LETTER from GOMA …

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL: Moving from discord to harmony 1. AT THE CONCLUSION OF BAN KI-MOON’S VISIT a. A new summit in Addis Ababa b. The ambiguity of the role of the international community, of Rwanda and of Uganda 2. AFTER THE ATTACK OF M23 ON MUTAHO (NORTH KIVU) 3. FIGHTING IN BUKAVU (SOUTH KIVU) 4. A …

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Summary EDITORIAL: Clear and precise objectives 1.         MARY ROBINSON’S VISIT TO THE GREAT LAKES REGION 2.         M23 BECOMES RESTLESS 3.         AN UNJUSTIFIED SLOWNESS IN THE FACE OF A DRAMATIC SITUATION 4.         HOSTILITIES RESUME BETWEEN M23 AND THE FARDC 5.         BAN KI-MOON’S VISIT TO THE DR CONGO AND RWANDA  

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SUMMARY EDITORIAL: Occupation, resistance, and hope 1. THE REINTEGRATION OF 450 OF BOSCO NTAGANDA’S SOLDIERS INTO SULTANI MAKENGA’S M23 2. THE M23 AND THE NEXT DEPLOYMENT OF THE NEW MONUSCO BRIGADE 3. THE KAMPALA NEGOTIATIONS 4. DR CONGO IS REFUSING TO SIGN AN AGREEMENT ON THE STATUS OF RWANDAN REFUGEES  

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CONTENTS EDITORIAL: the urgent commitment to democracy when faced with the threat of the M23 1. BOSCO NTAGANDA FACES THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT 2. THE SECURITY COUNCIL HAS ADOPTED A RESOLUTION TO CREATE A SPECIAL     INTERVENTION BRIGADE IN DR CONGO 3. THE M23’S REACTIONS 4. WARNING OF M23 TROOP REINFORCEMENTS 5. TALKS BETWEEN THE …

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Summary EDITORIAL: When reconciliation moves become abusive 1. NEWS 2. THE TALKS BETWEEN THE GOVERNMENT AND M23 IN KAMPALA 3. A QUESTION OF VIEWPOINTS 4. AN INTERNATIONAL FORCE FOR COMBATTING ARMED GROUPS  

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CONTENTS EDITORIAL: Be serious! 1. THE TALKS IN KAMPALA a. The agenda for the talks b. The M23’s demands c. The government’s response 2. POLITICS IN KAMPALA  

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