06 Sep 2007: ISS Seminar, Pretoria: The Insecurty in Eastern DRC

ISS Seminar: The Insecurty in Eastern DRC
Pretoria, 6 September 2007

Although the security situation in the DRC has considerably improved in areas such as the Katanga and the Ituri district, there is continuing violence and threats of war in the Kivus. The insecurity particularly in the North Kivu province, caused by the renegade “General” Laurent Nkunda and the military buildup of the Forces ArmésCongolaises (FARDC), has the potential of spilling into South Kivu and Ituri. Another source of insecurity is the FDLR (Front Démocratique de Libération du Rwanda/ Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda), which continues to harass the local population, though on a limited scale. The speakers will address these concerns and propose the way forward for the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Presenters:

Patrick Cammaert, Previous Division Commander, Eastern Division MONUC

Henri Boshoff, Military Analyst

Presented by the African Security Analysis Programme

Venue: ISS Conference Room, Block C, Brooklyn Court, 361 Veale Street, New Muckleneuk
(Parking in Brooklyn Mall and ABSA court)

Time: 13:30 (tea and coffee)
14h00 (seminar starts)
16h00 (seminar ends)
RSVP: Charlene Harry
Fax: (012) 460 0997/8
E-mail: [email protected]

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