The Devastating Crisis in Eastern Congo The United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights Testimony by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Bass and Members of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights: Thank
The ascension of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States in 2008 heralded positive change in the country’s Africa policy. But, over the last four years, he failed to deliver on his promises. As the United States prepares for Election Day, one wonders whether or not the next president’s Africa policy will break the inertia and revive U.S.
During President Barack Obama’s short term as a senator, one of two bills he authored which eventually became law was the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006. Senator Hillary Clinton was a co-sponsor, along with 11 others. The DRC-focused bill includes specific provisions on conflict minerals and sexual violence; sanctions on armed groups
The Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the Congo The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade Testimony by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Thursday, May 10, 2012 Chairman Miller, Ranking Member McCarthy and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank
Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform Remarks by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Eastern Congo Initiative Fellow to The United Nations Security Council New York City Friday, April 19, 2012 To the Members of the United Nations Security Council Ladies and gentlemen, My name is Mvemba Phezo Dizolele. I am a writer, a fellow at Eastern Congo Initiative and a visiting
We are holding our annual Great Lakes course in Bujumbura from July 7-13. The deadline for applications is April 30.The course will provide an intensive introduction to the politics and history of Rwanda, Burundi and the DR Congo through a series of presentations and workshops. Around 40 diplomats, aid officials and journalists usually attend, and we feature a dozen lecturers,
Katumba Mwanke’s Death: What Next? In DRC death is as commonplace as it is mysterious. But for better or for worse, in the local political realm some deaths are more important than others. Augustin Katumba Mwanke’s passing away is one such important death. He died yesterday when the private jet in which he and his colleagues were traveling missed the
Armed groups in the Democratic Republic of Congo make millions each year from illicit mining of “conflict minerals” used in cell phones and computers. Conflict mineral mining generates between $300 million and $1.4 billion per year, and thousands of Congolese families live off the industry. The US government attempted to curb the purchase of conflict minerals from the DRC by
The Devastating Crisis in Eastern Congo The United States House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights Testimony by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Tuesday, December 11, 2012 Chairman Smith, Ranking Member Bass and Members of the Subcommittee on Africa, Global Health and Human Rights: Thank
The ascension of Barack Obama to the presidency of the United States in 2008 heralded positive change in the country’s Africa policy. But, over the last four years, he failed to deliver on his promises. As the United States prepares for Election Day, one wonders whether or not the next president’s Africa policy will break the inertia and revive U.S.
During President Barack Obama’s short term as a senator, one of two bills he authored which eventually became law was the Democratic Republic of the Congo Relief, Security, and Democracy Promotion Act of 2006. Senator Hillary Clinton was a co-sponsor, along with 11 others. The DRC-focused bill includes specific provisions on conflict minerals and sexual violence; sanctions on armed groups
The Costs and Consequences of Dodd-Frank Section 1502: Impacts on America and the Congo The United States House of Representatives Committee on Financial Services Subcommittee on International Monetary Policy and Trade Testimony by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Visiting Fellow, Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace Thursday, May 10, 2012 Chairman Miller, Ranking Member McCarthy and Members of the Subcommittee: Thank
Taking a Stand on Security Sector Reform Remarks by Mvemba Phezo Dizolele Eastern Congo Initiative Fellow to The United Nations Security Council New York City Friday, April 19, 2012 To the Members of the United Nations Security Council Ladies and gentlemen, My name is Mvemba Phezo Dizolele. I am a writer, a fellow at Eastern Congo Initiative and a visiting
We are holding our annual Great Lakes course in Bujumbura from July 7-13. The deadline for applications is April 30.The course will provide an intensive introduction to the politics and history of Rwanda, Burundi and the DR Congo through a series of presentations and workshops. Around 40 diplomats, aid officials and journalists usually attend, and we feature a dozen lecturers,
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