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Congo Catholic Bishops Praise U.S. Law on ‘Conflict Minerals’
The head of the National Conference of Bishops (CENCO), Bishop Nicolas Djomo, said during a press conference in Kinshasa on Monday that the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo is determined to campaign for the recently enacted U.S. law on ‘conflict minerals’, so that it is applied in the DRC. Continue reading
Human Rights Watch Calls on FDLR Rebels in Eastern Congo to Investigate Themselves
In its latest report on the situation in eastern Congo published on Monday, Human Rights Watch gives a few recommendations to the notoriously infamous rebels of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). Continue reading
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Meets with President Joseph Kabila in Goma
The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton met with President Joseph Kabila in Goma on Tuesday. They discussed ways to improve security in the Kivu provinces, good governance, and human rights. Continue reading
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U.S. May Designate Laurent Nkunda’s CNDP a Terrorist Organisation
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. Continue reading