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Nkunda ousted says CNDP

Category: Uncategorized | Date: Jan 06 2009 | By: paula

The latest news from Congo suggests that Laurent Nkunda has been ousted by his own rebel force, the CNDP say our sources on the ground. It has also been reported in BBC, Reuters and Angola Press.

 

Nkunda however denies being ousted according to AFP   Many would think it a good thing if Nkunda is removed, however it may not be as simple as that. One of the challenges will be to continue the peace negotiations under these circumstances. Indeed the news of Nkunda being ousted significantly complicates matters and one of our sources fears that his denial suggests that the CNDP is splitting up.

 

The New York Times describes Nkunda as a man who “has pushed the nation to its most dangerous precipice in years”

 

The change in leader ship at CNDP will affect the Virunga National Park, home to 170 of the worlds mountain gorillas where CNDP rebels and the park authority have reached an uneasy agreement on managing the park and monitoring the gorillas. Until now the gorillas have been doing fine. 

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2 Responses to “Nkunda ousted says CNDP”

Annie, on 06 Jan 2009

Very interesting information..I just want the gorillas safe..like you all do…….will this ever happen?

paula, on 07 Jan 2009

Although it was widely reported yesterday that NKunda says he is still in control of CNDP, as of Wednesday morning, the UN cannot say for sure if he is - according to some news reports. We wait for more news. Anne, thankfully gorillas are generally found in an area that is out of the interest zone of the ‘bad guys’….they are 5,000 m above the main ‘conflict area’. The same cannot be said for animals in the lower lying hills and valleys like ele’s, hippos and other animals which occur in rebels and military strongholds or strategic points, and have been targeted for tusks and meat. Firewood too and production of charcoal which has hit the lowland forest especially hard. I hope that a stock take of the environmental impact of the conflict can be done so that future UN interventions can take this into consideration when exploring solutions

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