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Kony/Kony II (2012)

On April 20 there will be a global effort to make the world aware of Joseph Kony. Kony is the leader of a central African rebel group known as the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA). For more than 20 years...

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Is the World Doing Enough for the Congo?

Col. Sultani Makenga and M23 Troops While the civil war in Syria continues to grab headlines, prompting some in the international community to call for immediate intervention, another major conflict,...

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Grace, Milly, Lucy…Child Soldiers (2010)

Grace, Milly, Lucy…Child Soldiers (2010) This documentary is excellent. It documents the after effects of war on three young women who were abducted as children and forced to serve in the Lord’s...

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U.N. Forces in the Congo Are Having Little Impact

As a new rebellion remains active in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, talk of a neutral force, comprised entirely of neighboring African nation troops from the International...

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Amid Accusations of Supporting Rebels in DRC, Uganda and Rwanda Rewarded?

Rwandan General James Kabarebe is accused of commanding the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo. In an expert report released last week regarding the ongoing conflict in the North Kivu Province of the...

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New War in Eastern DRC: A Snapshot at U.N. Ineffectiveness in Settling Conflict

M23 Rebel Troops march into Goma on November 20, 2012 On November 20th, the M23 rebels entered Goma, the capital of the North Kivu Province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — positioned on...

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Lumumba (2000)

While the subject matter is fascinating, this film falls short in at least a couple of ways. First, the music doesn’t seem to sync up with the action, being loud and dramatic during quiet scenes and...

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Peace in the DRC Not Feasible until Tensions between Tutsis and Hutus are...

In order for a sustainable peace deal to be achieved in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the grievances between the Hutus and the Paul Kagame-led Tutsis must be solved. As peace talks commenced...

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Name changes, killing continues

It was Zaire then. As I sat along the shore of Lake Tanganyika in Bujumbura, Burundi,   I marveled at the moment. Baby hippos splashed playfully in the water as their adults looked carefully from...

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What’s Next for the Central African Republic?

Seleka rebels now hold the capital city of Bangui. On Wednesday March 20, Seleka rebels in the Central African Republic (CAR) called off a truce negotiated at the beginning of 2013 and began an...

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U.N. offensive operation in DRC a long time coming

  Hopefully the newly approved intervention force for the DRC can do better than its predecessor MONUSCO. In March, the United Nations Security Council came to a uaminous and monumental decision by...

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Poor timing may leave CAR to its fate

Rebels are running rampant throughout the Central African Republic terrorizing civilians The people of the Central African Republic (CAR) may be left to fend for themselves. Despite the increasingly...

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With M23 on the run, DRC has golden opportunity for peace

It is up to President Kabila to rebuild the eastern DRC by ending corruption. Mouvement du 23-Mars (M23) rebels fled their stronghold in Bunaguna, a small town in the North Kivu province of the...

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Even if Kony turns himself in, he still emerges as the victor

Kony and his LRA cronies have been operating since 1988. In 1986, after years of terror under the reign of Idi Amin and a resistance that yielded two successful military coups, Yoweri Museveni emerged...

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