DRC
Bosco “The Terminator” Ntganda at US Embassy in Rwanda
Rwanda’s foreign minister tweeted that Bosco Ntaganda — a militia leader wanted for war crimes by the ICC — surrendered to the US embassy in Kigali, Rwanda. The US Embassy in Kigali would not confirm nor deny the reports, but told me “we have no authority to take anybody into custody.”
Not on A-1: Child Labor in Congo’s Diamond Mines
UNICEF is supporting efforts to find child labourers a way out of the diamond mines of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is a disturbing video, but important.
DRC Peace Deal. Is this a Big Deal? The Twitter Interview
I just interviewed Dr. Laura Seay, Assistant Professor of political science at Morehouse College about the new framework peace agreement for the DRC, signed between several countries in the great lakes region of Africa yesterday.
In Congo, Women Face Impossible Choice: Risk Rape, or Go Hungry
Meet Collette, a rape counsellor who is changing lives in eastern Congo.
Will there be a military solution in the Congo?
The rebel force known as M23 says it is willing to negotiate, but the government says it must withdraw from the city of Goma first. Is this the start of another full scale conflict?
Gaza Ceasefire and Goma Violence: Busy Day at the UN
Gaza and Goma are dominating the agenda at the UN today. Here’s the latest on both crises.
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The SC; HRC; DPRK; South Sudan
The SC: The Security Council today held its last consultations under the Council Presidency of ROK. Tomorrow, Russia will take over the rotating Presidency of the Security Council for March under Ambassador Vitaly Churkin.
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The SG; Mali; Middle East; Palestine
The SG: At the Fifth Global Forum of the UN Alliance of Civilizations in Vienna, Austria today, the SG emphasized the role of youth in ensuring a “prosperous, equitable and peaceful future.”
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The SG; DRC; HRC; Palestinian Prisoner
The SG: In Ethiopia over the weekend, the SG is now in the United Arab Emirates. Today he met with Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashed Al Maktoum, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, where the two discussed developments in the region, including Syria, Iran, Lebanon, Egypt and Jordan, and in the Middle East Peace Process.
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