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Congo-Kinshasa
ENTRY/EXIT REQUIREMENTS: A passport, visa and evidence of yellow fever vaccination are required for entry. Some travelers arriving in Congo-Kinshasa without proper proof of yellow fever vaccination have been temporarily detained, had their passports confiscated, or been required to pay a fine. Visas should be obtained from an Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa) prior to arrival. In years past, travelers entering with visas and/or entry/exit stamps from Rwanda, Uganda or Burundi have sometimes experienced difficulties at ports of entry. Additional information about visas may be obtained from the Embassy of the Democratic Republic of the Congo , 1726 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20036, tel. (202) 234-7690, or Congo-Kinshasa's Permanent Mission to the U.N, 866 United ... [Read More]
Dominican Republic, 1-100
/1/ Source: Johnson Library, National Security File, Name File, [Valenti File Re: Dominican Republic]. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Another copy of the memorandum indicates it was sent under cover of a May 7 memorandum to Moyers by Ray S. Cline, Deputy Director of Central Intelligence, who wrote: "You may find helpful as a ready reference the attached report, which is a wrap-up of the political evolution of the Dominican Republic revolt. It is based on all the relevant intelligence available to us as of 7 May." (Ibid., Dominican Republic-Communist Participation in Current Dominican Republic Rebellion—5/65) ... [Read More]
International Religious Freedom Report 2002: Rwanda
Numerous groups, particularly human rights groups, reported that Rwanda Patriotic Army (RPA) troops and Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) targeted Catholic clergy for abuse. Abuses reportedly took the form of arbitrary killings, arrests, and disappearances of pastors, priests, and laymen; public threats against the lives of religious leaders; pillaging and destruction of church property; and the use of armed soldiers to disperse forcibly religious services. Credible reports indicate that RCD and RPA troops deliberately targeted churches and religious leaders in the towns and villages under their control. These actions were believed to be part of an attempt to intimidate the population and in retaliation for the growing role that churches provide as the only safe zones for community discussion and peaceful activism against the presence of Rwandan and RCD/Goma forces in the country. ... [Read More]
US Embassy Cameroon: Ambassador's Interviews
If I look at the year 2000, I would say that Africa is almost at the center of our foreign policy. We had a month of Africa issues in the Security Council when Ambassador Richard Holbrooke was chairing the council. President Clinton last week had a dialogue with the people in Arusha involved in brokering a peace agreement for Burundi under President Mandela. There have been many other initiatives by the Clinton administration. I think this will continue. Obviously, Africa will not replace Canada or Mexico. In any case, one of the things that strikes me is that for the United States, Africa is a much more important market than the states of the former Soviet Union. That's indicative. It can also maintain its priority place by having some of the problems that it has such as the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo or the situation in Somalia and Sudan. This is not the kind of relationship we would like to have with Africa. What we want is a smooth, productive relationship. [Read More]
Daily Press Briefing for March 26 -- Transcript
10-111Mining in Democratic Republic of Congo / IAEA Investigations ... QUESTION: In the Democratic Republic of Congo, there's evidence that uranium has been extracted, is being extracted, from a mine that produced uranium for the first atomic bombs. Given the Administration's attitude to proliferation, its efforts, is this something you're concerned about? Are you coordinating with the IAEA in the investigation, or contacts with (inaudible)? ... [Read More]
Rwanda
There were no reports of any action taken against local defense unit members responsible for killing civilians in 2000. Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports that rebel forces killed civilians in the country. b. Disappearance Unlike in the previous year, there were no reports of politically motivated disappearances within the country; however, there were numerous credible reports that RDF forces in the DRC seized and transferred to the country numerous Banyamulenge prisoners following the revolt of Banyamulenge Commander Masunzu against the RDF in late January. Several hundred RCD/Goma soldiers in the DRC suspected of sympathizing with the revolt reportedly were disarmed and sent to the country in May for forced "retraining." There was no further information on the soldiers; many suspected they were killed or remained in secret detention in military camps or prisons. T ... [Read More]
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