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, …
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By the Independent Team The UN peacekeeping department has asked the Security Council to back the use of surveillance drones in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), The UN wants to use the drones to monitor the vast eastern DRC border, where Rwanda has been accused of helping rebels fighting the …
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By Julius Businge The U.S. Mission in Uganda today (Dec.17) announced a contribution of $7.9 million toward agriculture and market access activities of the UN World Food Program (WFP), the UN’s agency said in a statement released on Dec. 17. The U.S. agency for International Development (USAID), through the U.S. …
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By Joan Akello There are 7,700 United Nations Volunteers (UNV) worldwide. Today they are celebrating their efforts to prevent conflicts, help societies recover from fighting and promote sustainable development, Volunteering embraces all people, from activist who work full-time and the occasional citizen. Volunteers aim at showing compassion, sharing their skills …
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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 …
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By Agencies Dismissed as a manipulated attempt to rewrite history Rwanda led a chorus of regional protests on Oct. 1 following the publication of a damning UN report on atrocities committed in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between 1993 and 2003. The huge compendium, an inventory of crimes allegedly …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price