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English News and Press Release on Democratic Republic of the Congo about Protection and Human Rights; published on 10 Jun 2021 by DRC
The ADF is the deadliest of scores of armed militias that roam the mineral-rich eastern DRC
CONGO: Tribal Power Persists April 26, 2021: Islamist militia groups and terrorist organizations are increasingly active in central and southeastern Africa. The most notorious and largest in terms of manpower is the Ugandan Moslem ADF-NALU (Allied Democratic Forces-National Army for the Liberation of Uganda, often simply ADF). The ADF operates in eastern Congo, primarily in North Kivu province but has been reported in Ituri and South Kivu provinces. Intelligence estimates of ADF fighting strength run from 1,100 to 1,500 fighters. That’s a huge incr...
23 April 2021 - 07:28 By Reuters The International Court of Justice in The Hague, Netherlands. File photo. Image: REUTERS/Yves Herman Uganda on Thursday told the International Court of Justice (ICJ) that the more than $13bn (R185.5bn) in reparations sought by Congo for Kampala's role in conflicts in Congo's Ituri province could ruin its economy. “The Democratic Republic on Congo's claims are dangerously disproportionate,” Uganda's attorney general, William Byaruhanga, told the UN court, adding that granting them would have “staggering economic consequences”. On M...
February 2, 2021: As 2021 begins, China remains very involved in Congo’s mineral extraction and mining-related operations. Chinese companies control an estimated 70 percent of Congo’s mineral deposits and mining industry. The Chinese state-owned CNMC (China Nonferrous Metal Mining Company Ltd.) owns huge cobalt and copper reserves in Congo. CNMC is actually a group, with four very large subsidiary corporations. The MMG (Mineral and Mining Group), another Chinese organization, has stakes in several Congolese mines. In Lualaba province there is CM...