Former armed groups drafted into national force continue to follow their own agendas, denting hopes of long-term stability. By Mélanie Gouby - International Justice - ICC ACR Issue 313, 27...
Democratic Republic of Congo had not organized poll since the Civil War (1998-2003), where there was five million deaths, and had the intention to bring back stability inside the country. So, the pending makes all people nervous about the final result. However, the Céni’s...
All Roads Film Festival – Benda Bilili! Last evening I attended one of the week-long film viewings featuring films and their makers who produce movies that make a difference. Here is one description of one of...
I’ve debated Abortion and Same-Sex marriage in the recent past and thus it was only a matter of time before the touchy subject of ‘Same-Sex couples & Adoption’ came into the fray; so allow me to once...
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The United Nations' court for Rwanda says a top genocide suspect has been arrested in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The man, Bernard Munyagishari is accused of being a masterminder in the killings hundreds of...
More than 30 people perish in UN plane crash in CongokINSHASHA: Only one person out of 33 passengers and crew members has survived a United Nations plane crash today at the main airport in the capital of...
A United Nations official says 32 people have been killed in a plane crash in the Democratic Republic of Congo. U.N. spokesman Farhan Haq says one survivor has been found among the 33 people who were on board the plane when it crashed while trying to land Monday in the...
" Hollywood celebrity Ben Affleck is bringing his star power to Capitol Hill Tuesday, and teaming up with an unlikely partner –Cindy McCain, wife of Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain– to bring attention to...
" Jean-Pierre Bemba was fortunate enough to have an extremely privileged childhood in one of the world's poorest countries but this has not saved him from ending up on trial for war crimes at the International Criminal Court. Mr Bemba spent his youth between the Belgian and...
As the Lubanga trial resumes, the question of payments made to intermediaries take centre stage again. By Wairagala Wakabi - International Justice - ICC ...
Poverty forces thousands of children into taking on exhausting and dangerous work. By Melanie Gouby, Passy Mubalama, Desanges Kihuha - International Justice - ICC ...
High-profile arrest marks new stage in ICC’s Kivu investigation, but observers say it needs to be followed by further action to prevent more atrocities. By Melanie Gouby - International...
" The International Criminal Court (ICC) has agreed to pursue the war crimes trial of DR Congo's former Vice-President Jean-Pierre Bemba. An appeals panel at the court in The Hague rejected an appeal from his lawyers to dismiss the case. Mr Bemba's lawyers had argued he had...