22-28 January 2016
Weekly Media Monitoring report for The Democratic Republic of Congo
Posted on January 29, 2016
Contents
Compiled by Caroline Johnpulle
- Ambassador of South Sudan encourages dialogue
- Continuation of military operations against the FRPI rebels
- Child Soldier Recruitment: FLDR, Rahiya Mutomboki, Nyatura
1. Ambassador of South Sudan encourages dialogue
State-owned media
(Agence Congolaise Presse, government-owned news agency, article dated 23 January 2016, in French)
- L’Ambassadeur du Sud Soudan encourage les Congolais à privilégier la voie du dialogue
- Beatrice Khamisa Wani-Noah, Ambassador of the Republic of South Sudan in DRC visited Goma, January 22.
- She strongly encouraged the Congolese people to open dialogue in resolving disputes within the country.
2. Continuation of military operations against the FRPI rebels
State-owned media
(Agence Congolaise Presse, government-owned news agency, article dated 27 January 2016, in French)
- Poursuite des opérations militaires des Forces onusiennes et congolaises contrer le FRPI (Ituri)
- The UN and Congolese forces continue military operations against the FRPI, in Irumu, Ituri.
- FRPI rebels attacked and looted the town of Tchekele, north of Aveba before moving to Kaguma.
3. Child Soldier Recruitment: FLDR, Rahiya Mutomboki, Nyatura
Privately-owned media
(Le Potentiel, independent/privately-owned newspaper, article dated 28 January 2016, in French)
- RDC-FDLR, Rahiya Mutomboki et Nyatura sont les principaux groupes armés responsables du recrutement des enfants
- Main rebel groups responsible for recruiting: FDLR (891 children), Congolese militia Rahiya Mutomboki (288 children) and Nyatura (232 children)
- The groups are operating in North and South Kivu.