The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) has a current strength of 18,997 uniformed personnel. The figure breaks down as follows: 17,010 military troops, 746 military observers, and 1,241 pol

...was arrested on or about January 22, 2009 by members of Rwanda Defence Forces of Rwanda (RDF), and remains to this day held by the Rwandan authorities, and without appearing before a judge so that he can be informed of the reasons for his arrest and d

Affleck is patted down before he interviews Laurent Nkunda. That should not be the case in Congo. I've been traveling to Congo since 2007 to learn. TIME has agreed to publish my amateur journalism on the merits of this urgent crisis and on my good luc

The arrest of the Democratic Republic of Congo's notorious rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda removes a major impediment to peace in one of the world's most war-torn countries. The fact that he was arrested in Rwanda also helps the government of Preside

Nkunda pictured at his base surrounded by armed soldiers before his Jan. 22 capture by Rwandan authorities. Drive west through Rwanda, threading past hills of eucalyptus, down to the shores of Lake Kivu and the Congolese border and you'll see real, actua

In a few months time Luis Moreno Ocampo’s term as Chief Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) comes to an end, and not a day too soon. In fact he should have been removed a long time ago as ICC prosecutor. He should have removed at the tim