Congo-Kinshasa
CONGO-KINSHASA: MONUC gains new five-month mandate
A spokesman for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government yesterday welcomed a decision...
Congo-KinshasaINTERNATIONAL: Peace-keeping can exact economic toll
The size and number of peace-keeping and other multi-national forces intervening abroad have...
PROSPECTS 2010: East Africa and the Great Lakes
The region will see continued, though uneven, economic recovery -- the focus on economic growth...
GERMANY/DRC: FDLR arrests are not security panacea
Germany yesterday arrested Ignace Murwanashyaka, the political leader of the Democratic Forces...
GermanyUS/DRC: US envoy calls for Ntaganda 'accountability'
US Special Envoy to the Great Lakes region Howard Wolpe said yesterday that Bosco Ntaganda -- a...
United StatesCONGO-KINSHASA: Pressure rises over 'conflict mining'
The US Senate is currently considering the draft Congo Conflict Minerals Bill. The bill, while...
Congo-KinshasaUN/DRC: MONUC suspends operations with some army units
The UN peace-keeping mission (MONUC) indicated today that it would suspend its joint operations...
SOUTHERN AFRICA: Regional mining outlook improves
After a traumatic year for the extractive sector, signs of recovery are evident. An increase in...
