The ICC statement blamed the group for instigating war in Congo as part of its efforts to topple the government in neighboring Rwanda.
Others might see it as western support for Uganda's intervention in Congo.
In the last few years alone, there have been reports of wartime sexual violence against men, for example in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Central African Republic, as well as in situations of instability, for example in the 2007-2008 post-election violence in Kenya.
And in many cases, as in the Congo, the occupational health and safety protections for workers in these mines is extraordinarily poor.
Moreover, South Africa's neutrality is sometimes compromised by its arms sales, as, for example, when it sold weapons to Rwanda that were subsequently used in Congo.
As sustainable development finance remains a critical concern for African economies, the African Development Bank has invested in a suite of creative financing and support instruments, such as the Congo Basin Forest Fund, ClimDev-Africa Fund, Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa, African Water Facility, and Africa Carbon Support Program.
Bronee said the Rwandan government has identified a site in the south of the country where it hopes to move the refugees as soon as a new camp is readied, but as the violence continues many worry the growing refugee numbers will create a serious burden for Congo's neighbors.
Last week, Belgium called for the DR Congo government to arrest Mr Ntaganda, who is also known as "The Terminator".
However as you can see above, talking to Bandi Mbubi (founder of Congo Calling a movement for conflict free tech sparked by his talk on TED) I found myself becoming enthusiastic about the possibilities for effecting change.
FORBES: "Tainted" Technology Has Seed of Conflict Mineral Solution Within
The EU list, cobbled together with help from all 25 member states, lists both cargo and passenger carriers from Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Sierra Leone, Swaziland and Liberia as having inadequate systems for regulatory oversight on safety standards and bars them from flying to EU destinations.
FORBES: Walsh's BA To Pick Up Traffic From Blacklisted Carriers?
There is news that Freeport is expected to participate in the contest for Lundin, as both the companies jointly own a significant stake in a copper mine in southern Congo.
Despite the cease-fire, the situation remains tense as displaced people and citizens continue to seek safety, a spokesman for the U.N. mission in Congo said Thursday.
For that, he travelled to the forests of Cameroon, in the heart of the Congo Basin -- indigenous people, wildlife and logging companies all compete for dwindling resources and as Quest discovers, time is running out.
And as Congo crumbles, it grows harder to plunder: operations at Ituri's vast Kilomoto gold mine, for example, have virtually ceased since local peasants started digging up its airstrip and panning the dirt for ore.
Mbemba's talent ensured he quickly came to the attention of the Congo national coaches, though, with his birth date listed as 1988, Mbemba would have been ineligible for the 2012 Olympic Games if the DRC squad were to make it through the qualifying rounds.
He described Union cooperation in Africa, including the deployment of two military operations in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and one in Chad, as well as a naval operation off the coast of Somalia and assistance for the African Union operation and the Transitional Federal Government in the country.
应用推荐