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The Democratic Republic of Congo: Background and Current Developments

Posted Fri, 04/17/2009 - 00:00

In October 2008, the forces of the National Congress for the Defense of the Congolese People
(CNDP), under the command of General Laurent Nkunda, launched a major offensive against the
Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forces (FARDC) in eastern Congo. Within days, the
CNDP captured a number of small towns and Congolese forces retreated in large numbers.
Eastern Congo has been in a state of chaos for over a decade. The first rebellion to oust the late
President Mobutu Sese Seko began in the city of Goma in the mid-1990s. The second rebellion in
the late 1990s began also in eastern Congo.

Rwanda: Background and Current Developments

Posted Fri, 04/17/2009 - 00:00

In 2003, Rwanda held its first multi-party presidential and parliamentary elections in decades.
President Paul Kagame of the Rwanda Patriotic Front (RPF) won 95% of the votes cast, while his
nearest rival, Faustin Twagiramungu, received 3.6 % of the votes cast. In the legislative elections,
the ruling RPF won 73% in the 80-seat National Assembly, while the remaining seats went to
RPF allies and former coalition partners. In September 2008, Rwanda held legislative elections,
and the RPF won a majority of the seats. Rwandese women are now the majority in the National
Assembly.