Africa

Military operations targeting Rwandan rebels  in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) would require a lot of time and must not result in “devastating consequences” to the population, as had occurred during a 2009 Congolese action against the  rebels, UN Peacekeeping Missions Head, Herve Ladsous, has warned the United Nations Security Council on January 22, 2014 during a briefing on the situation on  security in the DRC.

FDLR Soldiers in Buleusa, Walikale

In the article FARDC Launch Military Operations Against FDLR in Buleusa, Walikale of January 15, 2014, AfroAmerica Network informed that after weeks of anticipation and suspense, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government troops FARDC decided to launch attacks on the positions of the FDLR Rwandan rebels in Buleusa, Walikale, North Kivu province. More detailed information on what really happened and how the operations ended were provided by our sources.

MONUSCO Head Martin Kobler briefing UN Security Council

On November 26, 2014, the United Nations (UN) Under Secretary General (SG) of Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), Baroness Valerie Amos, resigned from her position. Since then, several people outside and inside the UN have been seeking the position.