UN-backed talks in DR Congo making slow progress, envoy tells Security Council 15 Jan 2009, UN News Centre
Tensions between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda are beginning to thaw as on-going peace talks, aimed at ending fighting in the east of the DRC between the Government and the main rebel militia [...]
Posts under ‘Goma’
Peace Makes Progress in DRC
Conflict in North Kivu: A Brief Summary
My friend Marian did a brief summary of what’s going on, with a couple of links and pointers to some things you can do to intervene. In her words (with a couple of edits here and there):
There is a crisis in Eastern Congo around Goma. The rebel army, CNDP, lead by Nkunda advanced from [...]
Don't forget Goma
So I’ve been perusing the paper NYTimes more often lately because I’m curious to see what makes it into print and what doesn’t. While there’s inches and inches dedicated to how much Obama’s personal life has changed now that he’s the president-elect (his barber has to come to him now) there is now no longer [...]
Talk to your Senator about Conflict Coltan
As many of you know, Goma, DRC is the site of much mineral wealth – as well as much conflict, both over this wealth, and ethnic conflicts, including remnants of the Hutu/Tutsi hatred that resulted in the Rwandan genocide.
Just as diamonds are mined to finance these conflicts – coltan (used in the Sony PS2 and [...]
Under-reported humanitarian stories of 2007
NPR’s All Things Considered recently interviewed Nicholas de Torrente of Doctors Without Borders (the American branch of Medicins Sans Frontiers) about their recently published their top ten under-reported humanitarian stories of 2007:
Displaced Fleeing War in Somalia Face Humanitarian Crisis
Political and Economic Turmoil Sparks Health-Care Crisis in Zimbabwe
Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Spreads As New Drugs Go Untested
Expanded Use [...]
Talk: Musings on Going to Goma
As a follow-up to my missions trip to Goma this past summer my teammates and I did a two hour presentation for our church, talking about what we did, and what we’re planning to do.
Normally I’m pretty skeptical about missions. I mean really – what depth is there to going out to beaches over [...]
Event: Goma, Congo Report on work with HEAL Africa
Hi all,
What: Goma Adult Ministries/Global Strategies Teams Report
When: October 14, 12:15–2:15 PM or 6:30–8:30 PM
Where: First Presbyterian Church of Berkeley, G202
On Sunday, October 14th, the Goma Missions Teams (including mine) will be giving a report on the Congo, what we did, and what we’re planning to do. We’ll have two sessions, one at 12.15pm (following [...]
Meraki Routers in the Congo…
I’m terrible with the cross-posting..
For those of you interested in my work in Goma, Congo, check out my team blog:
http://gomateam.blogspot.com
Also, for a more recent technical update, you can check out Eric Nguyen’s blog here:
http://mindtangle.net/2007/09/08/work-update/
For those of you interested in learning more about HEAL Africa, PBS is showing a documentary called Lumo on KQED Channel 9 [...]
