MONUC brings Commandant Joseph Kasongo of RCD/Goma back to Bukavu
Commandant Joseph Kasongo of the Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD/Goma), arrested in Bukavu and transferred to Kinshasa Monday, was flown back to the South Kivu administrative capital on Wednesday, announced MONUC spokesman, Hamadoun Touré, during the weekly news conference. « He arrived in Bukavu…
Any delay in the organization of the elections would be prejudicial to the Congolese population
Any delay in the organization of the elections would be prejudicial to the Congolese population, says Mr. William Swing The Special Representative of the United Nations Secretary-General for the Democratic Republic of the Congo, William Lacy Swing, declared Wednesday in Kinshasa that any delay in…
MONUC is proceeding with patrols in Bukavu
MONUC continues patrolling to reassure the population of Bukavu, where calm is gradually returning, following the incidents between the Commander of 10th military region and the former governor, said MONUC Spokesman, Hamadoun Touré, during the weekly news conference. The Mission called for calm and…
Investigations into the alleged massacres in Gobu: Monuc travels to the scene by river
A MONUC multidisciplinary mission, on board six ships, left Tshomia Wednesday morning for Gobu to verify the information on the massacres reportedly committed in the district of north east Bunia. MONUC Spokesman, Hamadoun Touré, made the announcement during the weekly press conference. The river…
MONUC Denounces Events in Mbandaka
Kinshasa, 5 April 2010 – The Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for DRC, Alan Doss expressed his deep concern about the situation prevailing in Mbandaka, Equateur province, attacked by a rebel group on 4 April last. "We regret the use of weapons as a means of expression or claim. We…
MONUC supports operations to restore order and State authority in Equateur
On Tuesday 15 December, MONUC Force Commander General Babacar Gaye was in Dongo, Equateur where he led an assessment mission comprising both military and civilian staff. On the same day, the first military elements of MONUC, led by General Abdul Austin Appogan Yella, Commander of the Western Brigade…
DSRSG Ross Mountain leaves DRC, ends 36-year career with the United Nations
Kinshasa, 2 November 2009 - Ross Mountain, the Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General in the Democratic Republic of Congo will leave the UN mission on November 6th 2009, after five years in this position. As well as Deputy Special Representative, he has been the Resident Coordinator…
A high ranking FDLR officer and his troops choose DDRRR
MONUC Information Note Kinshasa, 30 March 2009: Since the end of the joint DRC / Rwanda military operation, MONUC has continued its sensitization efforts for the combatants of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR). These efforts already made it possible for MONUC, through its…
MONUC Press Review - 3 October 2008
The situation in eastern DRC, with the media resurgence of Nkunda, occupies a lot of lines in the national press this Friday 3 October 2008. Other topics include the liberty of the press and the resignation of Prime Minister Antoine Gizenga. Politics and diplomacy Le Potential says that" the…
MONUC Press Review 22 September 2008
Le regard semble ne pas pouvoir se détacher de la situation sécuritaire à l'Est de la RDC, tel qu'observé dans la presse nationale de ce lundi 22 septembre 2008. "Les combats se rapprochent dangereusement de Goma! » indique Le Palmarès, qui constate par là que « Nkunda étale sa mauvaise foi ! » Pour…
Press review of 13 June 2008
Today's local press largely comments on the new ICC mandate against Jean-Pierre Bemba. "The International Criminal Court (ICC) increases charges against MLC leader (Jean-Pierre Bemba)," reports La Tempête des Tropiques. "The new charges brought up on Tuesday 10 June 2008 highlights the "murders…
Press Review of 11 June 2008
Jean-Pierre Bemba's case once again features on top of the news in today's local press. "Jean-Pierre Bemba wants to go on trial as a free man," reports Le Palmarès, indicating, "the latter recalled the accusation document in the hands of the International Criminal Court came from the current…