Fourth time lucky? The challenge of demobilising rebels in DR Congo - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Revived M23 rebellion worsens DR Congo’s security troubles - The New Humanitarian puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world
Nairobi has assembled regional states to fight Congolese armed groups, but they include the very countries the groups depend on for aid, An agreement by regional governments to form a joint military force to deploy against armed groups in Congo-Kinshasa looks like a diplomatic masterstroke by Kenya, which is coordinating the move. After a period of relative quiet, the tempo of insurgent activity, from gold-mine-controlling thugs to Islamist militias, has prompted action from the authorities in Kinshasa and regional capitals. But there are huge in-built risks of failure, warn experts familiar with Congo-K s troubled east because the countries Nairobi has signed up include the very ones that often sponsor the insurgents: Uganda, Rwanda, and Burundi.
Former Democratic Republic of the Congo militia fighters housed in sordid conditions, such as at camp Mubambiro, are protesting their living conditions