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By Ronald Musoke The Ministry of Health has confirmed that Uganda has contained the Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) that broke out a month ago in the northern district of Agago. As a result, all the isolation facilities have been closed. According to a press statement released on Sept. 18, …

By Ivan Rugambwa The Congo government and the M23 rebels must hold talks if the conflict in Eastern DRC is to be concluded, regional leaders have said. The call was part of the resolutions arrived at by the regional heads of state as they concluded their one day meeting, called …

By Independent Team Kinshasa puts Blue-helmets in line of fire On August 28, the red line in the escalating conflict between the DR Congo government troops and the mutinous M23 rebels was crossed; a soldier fighting in the conflict under the UN flag was killed. When Maj. Hatim Shabaan Mushindo, …

The arguments that Rwanda is in Congo to exploit that country’s mineral wealth are misinformed Since the current crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo flared up, most international media coverage has focused on Rwanda’s alleged support for M23, one of over 40 rebel groups fighting Kinshasa. Eastern Congo is …

By Andrew M. Mwenda The best way to save DRC is to let it burn. From the ashes of catastrophe lies the chance for a solution Last week, M23 rebels matched into the eastern Congolese town of Goma with very little resistance. The Congolese army simply dropped their weapons and …

By Andrew M. Mwenda How President Kabila can pick a leaf from his neighbours and his own past to craft a solution for his country Over the last so many months, the international community has been grappling with the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Human rights …

By Andrew M. Mwenda By responding to allegations about its involvement in DRC, Rwanda has allowed its detractors to define the debate Over the last two months, there has been a barrage of attacks against Rwanda accusing it of involvement in the Democratic Republic of Congo by supporting rebels hostile …

By Andrew M. Mwenda Kinshasa accused of breaching agreement and process of integration of rebel CNDP By the beginning of April 2012, tensions were mounting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the government in Kinshasa and many of its erstwhile commanders in its eastern regions. To defuse the …

By Molly Lister Fighting the stereotype, two wazungu experience the lesser-known side of Goma. It was around 11am on August 5 when a friend and I crossed the border into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma from Rwanda.  It was the start of roughly eight hours that …