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DR CONGO: Mayhem in the Kivus

DR CONGO: Mayhem in the Kivus 21618 – Africa Research Bulletin National Security Tanganyika from their stronghold in CENTRAL AFRICAN DR CONGO Fizi territory. Mayhem in the Kivus REPUBLIC The Mai Mai are under the command of Government forces are stretched as a William Amuri Yakutumba, a Babembe Seleka Militias Unite warlord from South Kivu, who feels he coalition of anti-Kabila militia starts to If unchallenged, the deteriorating situ- was insufficiently rewarded by Kabila emerge. ation could result in “crimes of geno- for fighting at his side during the 1998- Rebels from a Ugandan-dominated mili- cide.” 2003 war. He has been attacking tia on October 9th attacked the MON- FARDC positions since May, inflicting A ceasefire agreement between the USCO military base in Mamundioma, heavy casualties and capturing many Union for Peace in the Central African Nord Kivu, killing two peacekeepers weapons. He is also understood to be Republic (UPC), faction of Muslim ex- and injuring 12 others. getting arms from neighbouring Burundi Seleka, dominated by ethnic Goulas and and Tanzania, to whom he exports gold The base was also attacked in Septem- the Popular Front for Renaissance of the from mines he ‘taxes’ in Fizi. ber, in which another UN peacekeeper Central African Republic http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural Series Wiley

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Wiley
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© 2017 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
ISSN
0001-9844
eISSN
1467-825X
DOI
10.1111/j.1467-825X.2017.07940.x
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Abstract

21618 – Africa Research Bulletin National Security Tanganyika from their stronghold in CENTRAL AFRICAN DR CONGO Fizi territory. Mayhem in the Kivus REPUBLIC The Mai Mai are under the command of Government forces are stretched as a William Amuri Yakutumba, a Babembe Seleka Militias Unite warlord from South Kivu, who feels he coalition of anti-Kabila militia starts to If unchallenged, the deteriorating situ- was insufficiently rewarded by Kabila emerge. ation could result in “crimes of geno- for fighting at his side during the 1998- Rebels from a Ugandan-dominated mili- cide.” 2003 war. He has been attacking tia on October 9th attacked the MON- FARDC positions since May, inflicting A ceasefire agreement between the USCO military base in Mamundioma, heavy casualties and capturing many Union for Peace in the Central African Nord Kivu, killing two peacekeepers weapons. He is also understood to be Republic (UPC), faction of Muslim ex- and injuring 12 others. getting arms from neighbouring Burundi Seleka, dominated by ethnic Goulas and and Tanzania, to whom he exports gold The base was also attacked in Septem- the Popular Front for Renaissance of the from mines he ‘taxes’ in Fizi. ber, in which another UN peacekeeper Central African Republic

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Africa Research Bulletin: Political, Social and Cultural SeriesWiley

Published: Jan 1, 2017

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