Laurent Nkunda, a Congolese Tutsi rebel leader, has been recently arrested. The arrest took place after Nkunda attempted to resist a military operation done by Rwanda and Congo. Since 2004, Nkunda has been leading a Tutsi rebellion in the eastern portion of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The joint military operation was actually intended to pursue Rwandan Hutu rebels in Congo. Laurent Nkunda  led an attack in Congo's North Kivu province last year, which displaced thousands of  civilians. The joint statement of Congo ... Read More

Above: Ethiopian troops marching (photo: www.militaryphotos.net) The International Crisis Group (ICG) of Brussels warns of a catastrophic war between the African neighbors Ethiopia and Eritrea. The two countries waged war against each other from 1998 to 2000 which killed more than 70 thousand people. An independent boundary commission has settled the territorial dispute between the countries through its “virtual demarcation” in November 2007. As a consequence, most of the 1, 700 peacekeepers were withdrawn from the border. However Ethiopia still has troops ... Read More