UN Great Lakes envoy calls for international support to end rising hostilities

By Catherine Ageno The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Africa’s Great Lakes region, has appealed to the international community for increased support in resolving the escalating hostilities in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the mounting tension in the wider Great Lakes region. Speaking before the Security Council, on Tuesday, Huang Xia expressed deep concern over the worsening security situation and potential for a direct conflict between the DRC and Rwanda, who have accused each other of supporting armed groups within each other’s territory. His comments also come amid growing security concerns over a spate of attacks by suspected Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels who have their bases in the DRC jungles, on civilians in Western Uganda near the border with […]