Good People,
M23 should have not only gotten out of Goma, but out of Congo. They need to go back and develop Rwanda. This is the ultimate resolution to problem in Congo.
They are simply Refugees and now that Rwanda is peaceful they should go back to their home.......there is nothing for them to negotiate with Congo. They are not Congo responsibility but Rwandan and Kagame should be responsible to own his responsibility and we dont want anymore clean-ups of human lives in the Great Lakes of East Africa.........
This M23 is getting nastier by the day and simply because Kagame and Museveni are both getting stubborn.
Both of President Kagame and Museveni must respect sovereignty territorial boundary of Congo......
What does respect for territorial integrity mean?
Concurrently, what is happening, something very significant situations are happening and are taking place in East Africa that the UN most definately is not taking serious their international relations that raises questions concerning judgments of the decreasing importance of boundaries consideration:
It is because there are growing disrespect and interferences by organized Rebels and Terrorist invasions allowed to prescribe force to alter neighboring interstate boundaries.........which is referred by International Treaty as the territorial integrity norms.
The development of a norms concern respect for states' territorial where particular importance are laid.
It is because scholars have established that territorial disputes have been the major cause of enduring interstate rivalries, the frequency of war, and the intensity of war.
Africans must wake up to view their livelihood and survival very critically.........and engage to streamline ways and means to resolve conflicts problems to safeguard Peace and Unity for shared mutual benefits of all.........
Judy Miriga Diaspora Spokesperson Executive Director Confederation Council Foundation for Africa Inc., USA http://socioeconomicforum50.blogspot.com In Uganda, Congo's M23 Rebels Eager to Negotiate When they left Uganda more than a month ago, representatives of Congo's M23 rebel movement said peace talks with Congo's government were hopeless amid plans by the United Nations to deploy an offensive brigade of peacekeepers in eastern Congo. On Tuesday, those M23 representatives were back in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where they sat waiting in a hotel for the Congolese government to send its delegation so that negotiations can resume. They do not even know when the Congolese delegation will be arriving, if at all, or when their Ugandan mediator is likely to set the agenda for the next round of talks. Representatives of M23 —who arrived in Uganda on Sunday — now appear enthusiastic about achieving a negotiated peace regardless of U.N. plans for eastern Congo, a change of tune that illustrates the success of international military pressure on rebels who not long ago were warning of a return to full-blown war if U.N. peacekeepers mandated to fight were deployed in eastern Congo. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during his visit to Central Africa last month that the new U.N. force of some 3,000 troops, to which African countries such as Tanzania and South Africa will contribute, would become operational in "a matter of weeks." It remains unclear precisely when this will happen, but the rebels warn that they will be forced to defend themselves against an offensive U.N. force. Rene Abandi, who heads the M23 delegation to the peace talks, told The Associated Press that his group would stick it out in Kampala until Kinshasa sends its delegation. "We are still committed to the dialogue, the ceasefire, and to solving the root cause of the conflict," he said. Of the Congolese government delegation he said, "They are not yet here and we don't know if they are coming or not." Ugandan army spokesman Lt. Col. Paddy Ankunda said the Congolese government delegation "is coming this week." Congo's government and M23 have been negotiating in Uganda since December under the banner of a regional bloc called the International Conference on the Great Lakes Region, or ICGLR, of which Congo is a member and Uganda's president is the chair. The talks have often been set back by accusations and counter-accusations about who is responsible for rampant violence in Congo's North Kivu province. Last year regional leaders under the ICGLR framework asked the Congolese government to listen to the "legitimate grievances" of rebels who now control huge chunks of territory in eastern Congo. The leaders also urged M23 to stop seizing more territory. The peace talks in Kampala suffered their most recent setback after it became clear that the U.N. would beef up its peacekeeping mission in Congo with a new force carrying a more solid mandate. Some analysts say this planned deployment is piling pressure on M23 to focus more on the Kampala talks. "The M23 is worried about the arrival of the intervention brigade--not so much by their military prowess, which remains relatively unknown, but by the political clout that Tanzania and South Africa, who are providing most of the soldiers, have," said Jason Stearns, a Congo expert who runs the Usalama Project, a think tank that researches Congo's armed groups. "Still, they hope that (U.N. envoy) Mary Robinson's insistence on negotiations will make the government more flexible." In Uganda, Congo's M23 rebels eager to negotiate
From: Augustine Rukoma <arukoma66@gmail.com> To: mabadilikotanzania <mabadilikotanzania@googlegroups.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2013 6:04 PM Subject: [Mabadiliko] usichezee kibondo-In Uganda, Congo's M23 rebels eager to negotiate KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — When they left Uganda more than a month ago, representatives of Congo's M23 rebel movement said peace talks with Congo's government were hopeless amid plans by the United Nations to deploy an offensive brigade of peacekeepers in eastern Congo. On Tuesday, those M23 representatives were back in the Ugandan capital, Kampala, where they sat waiting in a hotel for the Congolese government to send its delegation so that negotiations can resume. They do not even know when the Congolese delegation will be arriving, if at all, or when their Ugandan mediator is likely to set the agenda for the next round of talks. Representatives of M23 —who arrived in Uganda on Sunday — now appear enthusiastic about achieving a negotiated peace regardless of U.N. plans for eastern Congo, a change of tune that illustrates the success of international military pressure on rebels who not long ago were warning of a return to full-blown war if U.N. peacekeepers mandated to fight were deployed in eastern Congo. U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said during his visit to Central Africa last month that the new U.N. force of some 3,000 troops, to which African countries such as Tanzania and South Africa will contribute, would become operational in "a matter of weeks." It remains unclear precisely when this will happen, but the rebels warn that they will be forced to defend themselves against an offensive U.N. force. Museveni, Kagame to M23: Get out of GomaBy Risdel Kasasira & Ismail Ladu Posted Thursday, November 22 2012 at 02:00 In Summary Presidents issue order in a joint communique after day-long meetings with DR Congo's President Kabila as more leaders are invited to Kampala over the crisis. SHARE THIS STORY Kampala Following hours of face-to-face talks, the presidents of Uganda, DR Congo and Rwanda yesterday said the M23 rebels must withdraw from Goma, which fell to the fighters on Tuesday. Moments after the joint communiqué was read, Congo's Joseph Kabila, however, refused to say whether his government would consider talks with the rebels who have indicated that they are open to talks. "There is a regional plan by ICGLR (International Conference on the Great Lakes Region) on how to engage the M23," Mr Kabila said. The communiqué released during a 7pm press conference at Speke Resort Munyonyo said: "A plan to end this is being communicated to them. DRC has promised to expeditiously look into the causes of this contest and address them as best as it can." Uganda's Foreign Minister Sam Kuteesa read the communiqué which also said: "In solidarity with the Congolese people and their counterparts in the region, President Museveni and Kagame have made it clear that even if there were legitimate grievances by the mutineering group, they cannot accept the expansion of this war or entertain the overthrow of a legitimate government of DRC or undermine its authority". Assembled media, however, brought to the attention of the host president that reports were filtering in that the rebels were marching out of Goma and advancing towards Bukavu in South Kivu, even as the three leaders were putting up a show of unanimity over the crisis. Unruffled, Museveni said: "No matter how far they have advanced we are going to ask them to withdraw. I can assure you they will go back." Like his Congolese counterpart, President Kagame was noncommittal in answers to questions about the border with DR Congo which was closed about three weeks ago. "This issue was discussed in the meeting and we are waiting for the final advice from ICGLR," he said. Mr Kagame also said: "Congolese problems must be solved by Congolese, and regional problems should be resolved by the regional initiatives." Meanwhile, at least 10 presidents from the Great Lakes region are expected in Kampala this Saturday to discuss the resumption of hostilities in eastern DR Congo. Despite Presidents Museveni, Kagame and Kabila's marathon meetings on Tuesday night and most of yesterday, ministers from ICGLR countries, who have separately been meeting in Kampala, resolved that presidents from the regional body must participate in the process. The permanent secretary in the ministry of foreign affairs, James Mugume, yesterday said the summit was prompted by the fall of Goma. "It was decided yesterday that we have this meeting and the presidents will discuss the concept of deployment of an international neutral force and mediation between Kinshasa and the rebels," he said. Joining forces The presidents on Saturday will discuss the logistics necessary for deployment of the neutral force. They are also expected to address themselves to UN Security Council approval of the deployment of the neutral force from Tanzania, Kenya, DR Congo and Angola. The United States government also warned the in a statement. "We condemn the renewed military campaign by the M23 rebel group, which is an affront to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC and in violation of international law. We call for a ceasefire, and for the M23 to return Goma to DRC authorities and pull back to their July positions," the statement said. US Department of State Spokesperson, Ms Victoria Nuland, called on Uganda and Rwanda to use their "influence on M23" to bring about an immediate end to hostilities. Uganda and Rwanda have been accused by the UN group of experts of supporting M23 rebels, an allegation both countries have strongly denied. |
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