Sentences with phrase «forces of the democratic republic»

Reviewed and revised curriculum to ensure statement of work requirements were being met, as well as the customer's needs in an effort to professionalize and legitimize the military ground forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Not exact matches

In 1992, Rawlings resigned from the Armed Forces, founded the National Democratic Congress (NDC), and became the first president of the Fourth Republic.

Amouzoun Codjo, the Military Spokesman for UN mission in Congo, said the fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army and Uganda's Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels left 39 people dead in Beni territory in North Kivu province.

Before it delves into the alarming issues plaguing Virunga National Park, a UNESO World Heritage Site in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Orlando von Einsiedel's stirring documentary «Virguna» gets personal: Hordes of mourners encircle the grave site for a fallen park ranger, the result of ongoing tensions between the forces tasked with protecting the park under mounting pressure in recent years.

The first movement of Rwandan refugees arrived in South Africa in December 1996 after escaping forced massive repatriation, perpetrated by Burundi, Tanzania, Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Gabon without regard of said refugees» fears of a personal, real and foreseeable risk of persecution or torture and of probable human rights abuses back home.

Rodrigue Katembo, Democratic Republic of Congo: Putting his life on the line, Rodrigue Katembo went undercover to document and release information about bribery and corruption in the quest to drill for oil in Virunga National Park, resulting in public outrage that forced the company to withdraw from the project.

More than 130 park rangers have been killed in various conflicts between government and rebel forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo since 1996.