North Kivu province of Eastern DRC is practically part of Rwanda, and has always been managed indirectly from Kigali. Since the peace agreement with General Nkunda's CNDP in March 2009, the former rebels who were supposedely to be integrated in the national FARDC refused to be deployed to other parts of the country and remained in samer areas under Bosco Ntaganda with close links to Kigali.
The government in Kinshasa made several reforms in the provincial administration but could not do anything with the army units in the area. That's why it was easy to control many areas once they mutinied under M23.
A syndicate of businessmen controlling Norht Kivu's economy; ranging from coffee exports to minerals all trades through Kigale to access international market. The army units are incharge of taxation in the area; there areas under AFDL (former Hutu rebels) and there are others under CNDP (now M23). You will be suprised that both groups do not have hostility against each other and both are linked to Kigali.
Most of what was Interahamwe went back to Rwanda after the Amnesty through local courts and many others dispersed to different parts of the world. What is now remaining in North Kivu under FDLR is political group that is being used by Kigali to legitimise their siege in this part of DRC.
The show has just began, wondering what is the donor community looking for in the strongman in Kigali. I suspect this must have something to do with Anglo-franco stuggle for influence, unless otherwise France also does the same as other EU donor countries.
The government in Kinshasa made several reforms in the provincial administration but could not do anything with the army units in the area. That's why it was easy to control many areas once they mutinied under M23.
A syndicate of businessmen controlling Norht Kivu's economy; ranging from coffee exports to minerals all trades through Kigale to access international market. The army units are incharge of taxation in the area; there areas under AFDL (former Hutu rebels) and there are others under CNDP (now M23). You will be suprised that both groups do not have hostility against each other and both are linked to Kigali.
Most of what was Interahamwe went back to Rwanda after the Amnesty through local courts and many others dispersed to different parts of the world. What is now remaining in North Kivu under FDLR is political group that is being used by Kigali to legitimise their siege in this part of DRC.
The show has just began, wondering what is the donor community looking for in the strongman in Kigali. I suspect this must have something to do with Anglo-franco stuggle for influence, unless otherwise France also does the same as other EU donor countries.