-
Recent Posts
Recent Comments
Archives
Categories
Meta
Tag Archives: Paul Kagame
UN Report Details Rwandan Army Genocide in DR Congo
A draft UN report says the Rwandan army and its rebel allies committed crimes in the Democratic Republic of Congo between 1996 and 1998 that could be classified as genocide. Continue reading
Posted in International News, National News
Tagged AFDL, APR, Eastern Congo, Genocide, Hutu, Laurent-Désiré Kabila, Paul Kagame, Roberto Garretón, Rwanda, Tutsi, Zaire
Leave a comment
UN Accuses Rwanda’s Paul Kagame of Supporting Warlord Laurent Nkunda
A United Nations panel of experts has once again accused Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame and his government of supporting warlord Laurent Nkunda in his years-long killing spree in eastern Congo. Continue reading
Posted in International News, National News
Tagged CNDP, Coltan, Columbite-Tantalite, FLDR, Human Rights Watch, Hutu, Kigali, Laurent Nkunda, Mines, Paul Kagame, Rebels, Rwanda, War
Leave a comment
No Popular Support for Laurent Nkunda in Congo
Laurent Nkunda’s new argument for continuing his unpopular war is that he wants “to liberate the entire country”. This assertion would be laughable if it didn’t have such tragic consequences. Continue reading
Posted in National News
Tagged Azarias Ruberwa, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Joseph Kabila, Kivu, Laurent Nkunda, Paul Kagame, Rwanda
Leave a comment
War Crimes in the Congo by Laurent Nkunda and Paul Kagame
According to the International Rescue Committee, more than 5,400,000 Congolese civilians have died due to war during the last ten years. Most of these deaths have occurred in eastern Congo where rebel leader Laurent Nkunda continues to wage a resources war against a democratically elected and internationally recognized government. Laurent Nkunda alleges that he is protecting the minority Tutsi ethnic group against remnants of the Rwandan Hutu army that fled to Congo after the Rwandan genocide in 1994. Continue reading