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Congolese President Joseph Kabila Under Pressure to Resume Cooperation With MONUSCO

President Obama, Michelle Obama and President Kabila at the Whitehouse during US-Africa Summit in 2014.

On March 31, 2015, US President Obama called President Joseph Kabila of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). During the call, President Obama and President Kabila discussed several topics ranging from the need for the respect of the constitution, timely, credible and peaceful democratic elections, and the respect of human rights.

Late last year, President Kabila sought to change the Constitution to allow himself for an illegal third term. He backed down when the Congolese

Military Operations Against Rwandan Rebels: DRC President Joseph Kabila Shuns UN Ban Ki-Moon and MONUSCO Martin Kobler

DRC Joseph Kabila and General Etumba inspecting FARDC troops in North Kivu, in 2013.

"Fifteen years is a whole lifetime. All that we ask is that we be treated as adults," the DRC Government Representative at the United Nations, Gata Mavita wa Lufuta, told the UN Security Council on January 22, 2015 during a briefing on the situation in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the need to launch military operations against Rwandan rebels.

UN Peacekeeping Head Herve Ladsous Warns UN Sec over Devastating Consequences of Military Operations Against Rwandan Rebels

UN Peacekeeping Head Herve Ladsous Briefing UN Security Council on Jan 22, 2015

Military operations targeting Rwandan rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) would require a lot of time and must not result in “devastating consequences” to the population, as had occurred during a 2009 Congolese action against the rebels, UN Peacekeeping Missions Head, Herve Ladsous, has warned the United Nations Security Council on January 22, 2014 during a briefing on the situation on security in the DRC.

Military Operations Against Rwandan Rebels Oppose SADC to ICGLR

FARDC Troops celebrating win over M23

"as a country[Tanzania] we won’t be ready to join any combined attack against the rebels because not all people in eastern DR Congo are FDLR rebels,” Bernard Membe, Tanzania’s Minister for Foreign Affairs told the media in Dar-es-Salaam Tanzania, hence rejecting, for some observers, the urgency of conducting military operations against Rwandan rebels and refugees based in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) .