Laurent Nkunda

Type: Person

Name: Laurent Nkunda (General Nkunda, Laurent Nkunda Bwatare, Laurent Nkunda Mahoro Batware, Laurent Nkundabatware)

Title: Commander

Date of Birth: 02/02/1967

Place of Birth: Rutshuru, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Fact Sheet: Biography for Laurent Nkunda

First reported Apr 15 2013 - Updated Apr 15 2013 - 2 reports

Laurent Nkunda

Bosco Ntaganda's Surrender: What Must be Different This Time

The reasons behind the war crimes suspect's voluntary surrender to international justice remain unknown. But Ntaganda was not acting alone in destabilising eastern DR Congo. He is a creature of Rwanda, like many other warlordsOn March 26, war crimes suspect ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 15 2013]

Entities: Bosco Ntaganda, Rwanda, Laurent Nkunda

First reported Apr 02 2013 - Updated Apr 02 2013 - 1 reports

Bosco Ntaganda's Surrender - What Must Be Different This Time

Washington, DC War crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda appeared for preliminary proceedings before the International Criminal Court (ICC) on March 26 as the judges set the date for the case "The Prosecutor v. Bosco Ntaganda" to begin next September 23. The ... [Published AllAfrica.com - Apr 02 2013]

Entities: Bosco Ntaganda, Rwanda, Laurent Nkunda, Democratic Republic of the Congo

First reported Mar 22 2013 - Updated Mar 22 2013 - 1 reports

The Bosco surrender: more questions than answers

There has been a lot of conjecture and speculation surrounding Bosco's "surrender" to the US embassy on Tuesday morning. In recent weeks, various parties to the conflict have been purposely spreading false information, which has made it difficult to parse ... [Published Congo Siasa - Mar 22 2013]

Entities: Rwanda, US Embassy, Kampala, Laurent Nkunda

First reported Feb 26 2013 - Updated Feb 26 2013 - 1 reports

Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda

Mystery surrounds killing of M23 officer

The killing of M23 Major Anicet Musana on Sunday in Rutshuru sent shock waves through the region, coming on the same say as the signing of the Addis Ababa agreement. What exactly happened, however, is shrouded in mystery.What do we know? Musana was drinking ... [Published Congo Siasa - Feb 26 2013]

Entities: Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Rwanda, Laurent Nkunda, Assassination

First reported Feb 21 2013 - Updated Feb 21 2013 - 1 reports

United Nations

Splits deepen within the M23

Reports from various sources––the UN peacekeeping mission, M23 insiders, and the Congolese army––this afternoon suggest that the rift between Bosco Ntaganda and Sultani Makenga is deepening. Details are still vague, with some going so far as saying that ... [Published Congo Siasa - Feb 21 2013]

Entities: Laurent Nkunda, Bosco Ntaganda, Peacekeeping, Peace Talks, United Nations

First reported Dec 21 2012 - Updated Dec 21 2012 - 1 reports

Peace in the DRC Not Feasible until Tensions between Tutsis and Hutus are Resolved

In order for a sustainable peace deal to be achieved in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the grievances between the Hutus and the Paul Kagame-led Tutsis must be solved. As peace talks commenced almost a week ago in Kampala, Uganda, the prospects ... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs | The ... - Dec 21 2012]

Entities: Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Genocide, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda

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Mystery surrounds killing of M23 officer [Published Congo Siasa - Feb 26 2013]
Splits deepen within the M23 [Published Congo Siasa - Feb 21 2013]
Peace in the DRC Not Feasible until Tensions be... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Dec 21 2012]
Only the Congolese People Can Save DRC [Published AllAfrica.com - Dec 04 2012]
Rebel soldiers advance in Congo [Published World Socialist Web Site - Nov 27 2012]
The Fall of Goma [Published AllAfrica.com - Nov 21 2012]
Rebels in Congo reach door of Goma [Published Beaver County Times - Nov 18 2012]
Guns and gold still tell grim history of Congo [Published Herald Scotland - Nov 02 2012]
Military Solution to Conflict in... [Published AllAfrica.com - Oct 05 2012]
Rwanda Called to Halt Support for Armed Grou... [Published AllAfrica.com - Sep 11 2012]
Rwanda's Congo PR Failure [Published AllAfrica.com - Sep 03 2012]
Defense Minister Spills 'Secrets'... [Published AllAfrica.com - Aug 31 2012]
Biography for Laurent Nkunda [Published Able2Act - Dec 29 2007]

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The Bosco surrender: more questions than answers [Published Congo Siasa - Mar 22 2013] There has been a lot of conjecture and speculation surrounding Bosco's "surrender" to the US embassy on Tuesday morning. In recent weeks, various parties to the conflict have been purposely spreading false information, which has made it difficult to parse ...
Mystery surrounds killing of M23 officer [Published Congo Siasa - Feb 26 2013] The killing of M23 Major Anicet Musana on Sunday in Rutshuru sent shock waves through the region, coming on the same say as the signing of the Addis Ababa agreement. What exactly happened, however, is shrouded in mystery.What do we know? Musana was drinking ...
Splits deepen within the M23 [Published Congo Siasa - Feb 21 2013] Reports from various sources––the UN peacekeeping mission, M23 insiders, and the Congolese army––this afternoon suggest that the rift between Bosco Ntaganda and Sultani Makenga is deepening. Details are still vague, with some going so far as saying that ...
Peace in the DRC Not Feasible until Tensions be... [Published Foreign Policy BlogsForeign Policy Blogs \| The ... - Dec 21 2012] In order for a sustainable peace deal to be achieved in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the grievances between the Hutus and the Paul Kagame-led Tutsis must be solved. As peace talks commenced almost a week ago in Kampala, Uganda, the prospects ...