Congolese Politician, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Sentenced to 18 Years for War Crimes Marlise Simons, The New York Times  21 June 2016  Image: Jean-Pierre Bemba takes his seat in court on Monday. The former Congolese vice-president was arrested in Belgium in 2008. Photograph: Jerry Lampen/AP PARIS — A former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Jean-Pierre Bemba, was sentenced on Tuesday to 18 years in prison for crimes against humanity

ICC sentences former Congo VP Bemba to 18 years in prison Associated Press, The Washington Post  21 June 2016  Image: Jean-Pierre Bemba enters the court room of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, Netherlands, Tuesday, June 21, 2016. The ICC delivered its sentence against former Congolese vice president Bemba who was found guilty, on 21 March 2016, of two counts of crimes against humanity (murder and rape) and three counts of war crimes

Political Violence Roils the Republic of Congo Margaux Benn and Caroline Chauvet, The New York Times 7 June 2016 Image: A burned police station in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, on April 4. CreditAgence France-Presse — Getty Images PARIS — President Denis Sassou-Nguesso’s new term in office, a continuation of his decades in power after a murky re-election, has gotten off to a rocky start since violence in the Republic of Congo has left his

Image: A Gathering of Bloggers – The Why About This, One United World. retrieved from www.thewhyaboutthis.com Burma/Myanmar: The first bill proposed by the incoming government of Myanmar’s new Parliament, led by the National League for Democracy, created a new position in the government for Aung San Suu Kyi, that of state counsellor. This position, one that has been compared to that of a Prime Minister, would skirt the constitutional ban

Image: Cultural Responses to Pain. How Is Suffering Expressed Around the World? Burma/Myanmar: The outgoing government of Myanmar lifted a curfew in Rakhine State this week, imposed in June 2012 after clashes that displaced over 140,000, mostly Rohingya.   U Htin Kyaw of the National League for Democracy was sworn in on Wednesday as the new president of Myanmar. In his speech, Mr. Htin Kyaw urged “patience in the pursuit of democracy”,

Congolese Politician, Jean-Pierre Bemba, Is Convicted of War Crimes Marlise Simons, The New York Times 21 March 2016 Image: Jean-Pierre Bemba, center, at the International Criminal Court on Monday in The Hague.CreditPool photo by Jerry Lampen PARIS — The International Criminal Court convicted a Congolese politician, Jean-Pierre Bemba, of war crimes and crimes against humanity on Monday, finding him culpable for a devastating campaign of rape,

War Crimes Court Opens Trial on Congolese Witness Tampering Marlise Simons, New York Times 29 September 2015   Image: Jean-Pierre Bemba is alleged to have corruptly influenced testimony of witnesses in war crimes trial over alleged atrocities committed by his MLC militia. Photograph: Peter de Jong/EPA Copyright: The Guardian PARIS — A former Congolese vice president, Jean-Pierre Bemba, and four of his associates went on trial Tuesday at the

War Crimes Trial Opens for Bosco Ntaganda, Congolese Rebel Leader Marlise Simons, New York Times 2 September 2015   Image: Bosco Ntaganda, center, a Congolese militia leader known as The Terminator, waited for the start of his war crimes trial at the International Criminal Court in The Hague on Wednesday. Credit Pool photo by Michael Kooren   PARIS — Bosco Ntaganda is not the first person accused of war crimes to appear voluntarily before

In This Issue: ECI Partners in the News Perspectives Elections Conflict and Child Soldiers Gender-Based Violence Economic Development Peace and Reconciliation Health Other DRC News   Sidenotes 3000 sq miles Size of Virunga National Park, DRC Source: UNESCO @JaneGoodallCAN More people now have access to clean water thx to project in #DRC #conservation #solutions --- @MONUSCO #PhotoOfTheDay: A peacekeeper stands guard on the ground as a#MONUSCO helicopter

In This Issue: ECI in the News Perspectives Economic Development Elections Conflict and Child Soldiers Gender-Based Violence ECI in the News ECI Partners in the News   Sidenotes 1 million Estimated population in Goma Source: UNHCR @SourceIntel Hanging out with some cool people at @SustainBrands from @Starbucks and @EasternCongo ---- @RunAcrossCongo Making history - Saveur du Kivu -@EqExCoop @svick @highergroundstc @SpecialtyCoffee @twinfairtrade