http://www.congoplanet.com/topic/laurent_nkunda Congo Planet - News fr Copyright CongoPlanet.com Sun, 19 May 2013 12:43:53 -0700 10 http://congoplanet.com http://congoplanet.com/pictures/congo_planet_kinshasa.jpg 64 12 Your source for Congo news http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1985/dr-congo-joseph-kabila-rwanda-paul-kagame-sign-pact-to-fight-rebels-in-eastern-congo.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1985/dr-congo-joseph-kabila-rwanda-paul-kagame-sign-pact-to-fight-rebels-in-eastern-congo.jsp DR Congo’s President Joseph Kabila and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame have endorsed a pact seeking the creation of a new military force comprised of soldiers from “neutral” countries to fight and “eradicate” the armed groups operating in eastern Congo, including the M23 rebels led by warlord Bosco Ntaganda and the Rwandan rebels of the FDLR. Sun, 15 Jul 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1980/paul-kagame-is-a-problem-for-the-united-states-and-the-united-kingdom.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1980/paul-kagame-is-a-problem-for-the-united-states-and-the-united-kingdom.jsp Rights groups are increasingly appalled at the support Mr. Kagame has continued to receive from those who claim to be the leading defenders of human rights around the world, while at the same time providing support and cover for a man many consider a dictator involved in war crimes across the border in eastern Congo. Sat, 23 Jun 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1974/un-report-accuses-rwanda-of-supporting-bosco-ntaganda-rebels-in-eastern-congo.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1974/un-report-accuses-rwanda-of-supporting-bosco-ntaganda-rebels-in-eastern-congo.jsp An internal UN report obtained by the BBC says that Rwanda is once again supporting rebels in eastern Congo linked to renegade general Bosco Ntaganda. The report cites rebel soldiers who say they were trained to join the Rwandan army but were sent instead across the border to eastern Congo to fight alongside mutinous soldiers. Mon, 28 May 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1962/joseph-kabila-congo-army-chief-of-staff-in-eastern-congo-to-deal-with-ntaganda-loyalists.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1962/joseph-kabila-congo-army-chief-of-staff-in-eastern-congo-to-deal-with-ntaganda-loyalists.jsp President Joseph Kabila and the Congolese Army Chief of Staff General Didier Etumba arrived in Goma on Monday to deal with the security threat posed by the defections of former rebels integrated into the army under a peace deal. General Etumba said that “those who do not want to submit to the republican order will be hunted down by the army.” Tue, 10 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1960/dr-congo-government-warns-bosco-ntaganda-he-may-face-justice-thomas-luganga-laurent-nkunda-icc-cndp-fplc.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1960/dr-congo-government-warns-bosco-ntaganda-he-may-face-justice-thomas-luganga-laurent-nkunda-icc-cndp-fplc.jsp The Congolese government said on Thursday that “irregular troop movements” have been observed in eastern Congo since last weekend. The troop movements are believed to be a show of force by General Bosco Ntaganda, who has been indicted by the International Criminal Court, amid renewed calls for his arrest after his former boss, Thomas Lubanga, was convicted by the ICC on March 14 for using child soldiers. Fri, 6 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1899/joseph-kabila-confident-he-will-win-dr-congo-re-election.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1899/joseph-kabila-confident-he-will-win-dr-congo-re-election.jsp With only 6 weeks left before presidential and parliamentary elections, President Kabila, at a wide-ranging news conference on Tuesday, said that he is confident he will win re-election in November. “I know one thing for sure, I will not lose,” Mr. Kabila replied when asked if he thinks there is a candidate who could beat him. Tue, 18 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1779/un-report-cndp-congolese-soldiers-involved-in-illegal-mining-operations-exploitation-eastern-congo.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1779/un-report-cndp-congolese-soldiers-involved-in-illegal-mining-operations-exploitation-eastern-congo.jsp A report by a group of experts monitoring UN sanctions on the Democratic Republic of Congo has implicated former CNDP soldiers, now part of the Congolese Armed Forces, in the illegal exploitation of mineral resources in eastern Congo. The report says that “units of the former Congrès national pour la défense du peuple (CNDP) in FARDC have gained military control over most of the strategic areas rich in natural resources in the Kivus, presenting a challenge to their integration into FARDC.” Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1590/dr-congo-rebel-chief-nkunda-extradited-rwanda-laurent-nkunda.jsp http://www.congoplanet.com/news/1590/dr-congo-rebel-chief-nkunda-extradited-rwanda-laurent-nkunda.jsp The minister of communication and media for the Democratic Republic of Congo, Lambert Mende Omalanga, indicated on Sunday that the problem of transferring the ex-rebel chief of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (CNDP) Laurent Nkunda will be solved in 2010. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261548 http://www.congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261548 Amnesty International welcomes the arrest by the German authorities of Ignace Murwanashyaka, President of the Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), and his deputy, Straton Musoni, on 17 November 2009 as an important step forward in addressing impunity and establishing accountability for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in eastern DRC. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261541 http://www.congoplanet.com/article.jsp?id=45261541 The UN envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo has urged support for the government in its battle with Rwandan rebels, despite accusations of abuses. Former Nigerian President Olusegun Obasanjo said an army offensive had achieved "reasonable success". Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700