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Report from BBC News online at 23:01 GMT, Wednesday, 16 December 2009:UN ends criticised Congo campaignThe UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo says a joint military operation against rebels will be concluded at the end of this month.Alan Doss told the UN Security Council that the campaign in... [view entry]
Source: RNA news agency, Kigali, in English 10 Dec 09 via BBC Monitoring:Rwandan leader concerned by dominance of DR Congo radiosDecember 10th, 2009 - 11:06 UTC by Andy Sennitt.Text of report in English by Rwandan news agency RNAPresident Paul Kagame demanded Thursday that the national broadcaster deploys any appropriate technology... [view entry]
Source: International Criminal Court (ICC)First visit of ICC President to the Democratic Republic of the CongoKINSHASA, Dem. Rep. of Congo (DRC) December 10, 2009/APO/ — ICC-CPI-20091209-PR485The President of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Judge Sang-Hyun Song, will begin tomorrow, 10 December, 2009, a visit to the Democratic Republic of the... [view entry]
From The New Times (Rwanda)December 1, 2009 (via Afrika.no)Rwanda: Mixed reactions on restoration of Rwanda - France relationsKigali (Rwanda) — The announcement by government Sunday that Rwanda is set to restore relations with France has been received with mixed reactions, with many, particularly the diplomatic corps, welcoming the development.The government... [view entry]
The Commonwealth has admitted Rwanda as its 54th member.The African country was admitted at the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in Trinidad and Tobago, a statement from the group said.A Rwandan minister said the move showed his country's "tremendous progress" over the last 15 years.The former colony of Germany and... [view entry]
According to the following report, interethnic violence in DR Congo has claimed the lives of 60,000 people since 1999, NGOs say.From Aljazeera.net (Agencies), Wednesday, November 25, 2009:DR Congo war crimes trial begins Two Congolese men accused of directing an attack on a village, during which at least 200 people were... [view entry]
Currently, the International Criminal Court (ICC) Outreach Programme is active in Uganda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Central African Republic and Darfur (Sudan). The programme promotes access to and understanding of judicial proceedings and fosters realistic expectations about the court's work. This in turn has engendered greater local... [view entry]
Note that I have put a question mark against each of the following news reports because the reports could be propaganda aimed at diverting attention and gaining publicity. The information contained within each of these reports, until verified elsewhere, ought to be taken with a pinch of salt.Sudan Watch, November... [view entry]
Source: Institute for War and Peace Reporting (IWPR)Date: 18 Nov 2009 (via ReliefWeb)DR Congo: Calls for LRA to face Congo chargesCampaigners want ICC to indict Ugandan rebels for crimes they are alleged to have committed in DRC.By Melanie Gouby in the Hague and Gabriel Shabani in Kinshasa (AR No 236,... [view entry]
From the Finnish Government's Ministry for Foreign AffairsNovember 18, 2009 14.24Elisabeth Rehn elected to the Board of Directors of the ICC Trust Fund for VictimsElisabeth Rehn has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Trust Fund for Victims within the International Criminal Court. The Board members were elected at... [view entry]
