Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as U.N. officials reported violence, looting and bodies in the streets. Congo’s Foreign Minister Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the protesters’ damage to embassies were “sincerely regrettable incidents.” She said Congo respects the principles governing diplomatic relations, and reassured country that the government “has taken all necessary measures to ensure the protection of the accredited diplomatic missions” in the country. “The humanitarian situation in and around Goma remains extremely worrying, and this morning heavy small arms fire and mortar fire across the city and the presence of many dead bodies in the streets,” said Laerke, adding that hospitals are “struggling to manage the influx of wounded people.” Many continued to flee across the border into Rwanda, braving gunfire and heavy rains and caught in between shootouts on both sides from the Congolese soldiers and the rebels. Rwandan Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said that Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi “will have to accept talks with M23 to end the situation once and for all.” Rwanda’s goal in Congo is to protect its borders against attacks, army spokesperson Brig. A dire humanitarian situation, risk of regional war The humanitarian situation in Goma “is extremely, extremely worrying,” Bruno Lemarquis, the U.N. humanitarian coordinator for Congo, told reporters in a video news conference on Monday.

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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Expand Land in Congo Despite Ceasefire
3 days, 9 hours ago

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Expand Land in Congo Despite Ceasefire

Live Mint  

-- Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured a third major town in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their stranglehold over the country’s mineral-rich east. “The city of Walikale, the administrative center of Walikale Territory, has been liberated by our forces to ensure the safety of the civilian population and their property,” spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka said in a statement. Rwanda is “pretending …

Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
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5 days, 8 hours ago

Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country’s mineral-rich east, residents and insurgents said Thursday, despite ceasefire calls this week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents. The rebels entered the town of Walikale late on Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, and rebels said in a statement late Thursday that …

M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo
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5 days, 18 hours ago

M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’. Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have pushed deeper into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, capturing the town of Walikale despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. The town of about 15,000 people sits about 125km northwest of eastern DRC’s largest …

AU welcomes Doha talks between DR Congo and Rwanda leaders
6 days, 18 hours ago

AU welcomes Doha talks between DR Congo and Rwanda leaders

Al Jazeera  

The African Union has welcomed talks in the Qatari capital, Doha, between the heads of states of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting rages on in the mineral-rich eastern DRC. Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, met in Doha on Tuesday to hold direct talks for the first time since Rwanda-backed M23 …

Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC
1 week ago

Congolese, Rwandan leaders meet in Qatar, call for ceasefire in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

The three countries call for ‘immediate and unconditional ceasefire’ in eastern DRC. Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame have held direct talks for the first time since Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seized two major cities in eastern DRC. In a joint statement issued with Qatar, whose emir mediated the talks in Doha, the countries …

DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says
1 week, 6 days ago

DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says

Al Jazeera  

A spokesperson for DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi told the Reuters news agency that they had received an invitation from Angola for the talks. The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels will hold talks next week, mediator Angola has announced. Angola has previously acted as a mediator in the eastern DRC conflict that escalated …

Germany suspends new financial aid to Rwanda over alleged support for M23 rebels in Congo
3 weeks ago

Germany suspends new financial aid to Rwanda over alleged support for M23 rebels in Congo

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Germany’s development ministry said Tuesday it will suspend new financial commitments to Rwanda over that country’s alleged support of the M23 rebels in neighboring eastern Congo. It said that it will review existing development cooperation with Kigali, suspend high-level participation in development events organized by the Rwandan government and seek “an appropriate reaction” regarding multilateral programs. Rwanda …

M23 rebels abduct 130 patients from hospitals in Eastern Congo, UN condemns ‘inhumane’ abduction
3 weeks ago

M23 rebels abduct 130 patients from hospitals in Eastern Congo, UN condemns ‘inhumane’ abduction

Firstpost  

M23 fighters raided CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital during the night of February 28, taking 116 and 15 patients respectively M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu. AP Rwanda-backed M23 rebels launching an offensive in east Congo abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from …

Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, U.N. says
3 weeks ago

Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, U.N. says

The Hindu  

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in a major city in eastern Congo, the United Nations said Monday. On February 28, M23 fighters raided the CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital in Goma, a strategic city they seized earlier this year, the U.N. Human Rights Office spokesperson, Ravina Shamdasani, said in …

Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says
3 weeks ago

Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in a major city in eastern Congo, the United Nations said Monday. On Feb. 28, M23 fighters raided the CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital in Goma, a strategic city they seized earlier this year, the U.N. Human Rights Office spokesperson, Ravina …

It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
3 weeks, 4 days ago

It’s been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. A driver passes the Central Bank of Congo in downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, one month after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the city. Moto taxis wait for customers in downtown Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, one …

Rape, kidnapping, home invasion, and looting: Crime surges in M23 held areas in DR Congo
1 month ago

Rape, kidnapping, home invasion, and looting: Crime surges in M23 held areas in DR Congo

Firstpost  

One particularly horrific incident came to light when a mother recounted how her six daughters were systematically raped by armed men while they were searching for food. She said the youngest of her girls was a child of just 12 years of age A member of the medical personnel hands out high-nutrition kits to mothers attending ante-natal clinic run by …

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
1 month ago

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year

Hindustan Times  

KINSHASA, Congo — More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime minister said Monday, as the European Union announced it would review an agreement with Rwanda on critical raw materials. More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people …

Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
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1 month ago

Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM

Raw Story  

by Robin MILLARD Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday. "The security situation in eastern DRC has reached alarming levels," Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka told the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, stressing that since January, "the deaths of …

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
1 month ago

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s prime minister said Monday, as the European Union announced it would review an agreement with Rwanda on critical raw materials. Judith Suminwa Tuluka told the U.N. Human Rights Council that the security and humanitarian …

Fighting in eastern DRC killed about 7,000 people since January, PM says
1 month ago

Fighting in eastern DRC killed about 7,000 people since January, PM says

Al Jazeera  

Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead. More than 7,000 people have been killed in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since last month, Prime Minister Judith Suminwa says, with a “significant” number of civilians among the dead. Speaking to the United Nations Human Rights Council in Switzerland …

Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads
1 month ago

Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis. In some of his first statements since Rwandan-backed rebels captured major cities in eastern Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi told a meeting of the Sacred Union of the Nation ruling coalition …

As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
1 month ago

As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers, the families say, with the troops’ wives chased from military barracks and left stranded in the city while some of their children are allegedly being forced to join the rebellion. Wives of Congolese government soldiers who were sent to …

M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, U.N. urges Rwanda forces to leave
1 month ago

M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, U.N. urges Rwanda forces to leave

The Hindu  

M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo’s volatile east Friday as the U.N. Security Council for the first time called on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the bloodshed. Friday’s unanimously adopted U.N. Security Council resolution “strongly condemns the ongoing offensive and advances of the M23 in North-Kivu and South Kivu with the support of …

UNSC to call for unconditional withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congo
1 month ago

UNSC to call for unconditional withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congo

Firstpost  

The French-drafted UN resolution ”strongly condemns the ongoing offensive and advances of the M23 in North-Kivu and South Kivu with the support of Rwanda Defence Forces ” and demands that the M23 immediately stop its hostilities and withdraw. Image- AP The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Friday on a resolution calling Rwanda’s military to withdraw support …

UNSC to call for unconditional withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congo
1 month ago

UNSC to call for unconditional withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congo

Firstpost  

The French-drafted UN resolution ”strongly condemns the ongoing offensive and advances of the M23 in North-Kivu and South Kivu with the support of Rwanda Defence Forces ” and demands that the M23 immediately stop its hostilities and withdraw. Image- AP The United Nations Security Council is set to vote on Friday on a resolution calling Rwanda’s military to withdraw support …

Advance of rebels in DR Congo threatens regional peace: UN
1 month ago

Advance of rebels in DR Congo threatens regional peace: UN

China Daily  

A woman carrying fruits walks past a market in Bukavu after the city was taken by the M23 movement on Tuesday. LUIS TATO/AFP UNITED NATIONS — The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after taking two key cities, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, underscoring the threat of a regional conflict. …

Rwanda expresses solidarity with military general sanctioned by the US over violence in Congo
1 month ago

Rwanda expresses solidarity with military general sanctioned by the US over violence in Congo

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Rwanda’s government on Friday asserted solidarity with a top official sanctioned by the U.S. over violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in an armed conflict that now threatens the Congolese government. Rwanda’s government described the sanctions against Gen. James Kabarebe, a deputy minister of foreign affairs, as “unjustified and unfounded.” Responding …

UN warns M23 advances threaten regional conflict in eastern DRC
1 month ago

UN warns M23 advances threaten regional conflict in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo after taking two key cities, the United Nations warned, underscoring the threat of a regional conflict. Recent weeks have seen the rapid progression of the Rwanda-backed M23, which has seized vast tracts of the eastern DRC, including Goma and Bukavu. “If our information …

US sanctions Rwanda minister over DRC fighting
1 month ago

US sanctions Rwanda minister over DRC fighting

Al Jazeera  

Rwanda is facing international backlash for backing M23 rebels in DR Congo, an accusation it denies. The US Treasury Department on Thursday said Rwanda’s Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe was being targeted because he is “central to Rwanda’s support” for the M23 armed group. “Today’s action underscores the need for Rwanda to return to negotiations under the …

Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
1 month ago

Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Top United Nations officials in Africa warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that the offensive of Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral-rich eastern Congo is threatening peace in the wider region. “It is imperative that this council takes urgent and decisive steps to avert a wider regional war,” said Bintou Keita, U.N. special envoy …

Frightened residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
1 month ago

Frightened residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo

The Hindu  

Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, frightened residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion in the mineral-rich region that's critical for global technology. “We’re afraid that the enemy will advance to Butembo,” said Auguste Kombi, a civil society leader in Kitsombiro, a town on the road to the …

Why rebels have seized two cities in troubled DR Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

Why rebels have seized two cities in troubled DR Congo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized …

Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?
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1 month, 1 week ago

Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?

Associated Press  

ABUJA, Nigeria — Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two key cities in Congo’s mineral-rich east in less than a month after a major escalation in their yearslong fighting against overstretched and weakened Congolese forces. Rwanda’s longtime President Paul Kagame accuses Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi of overlooking the concerns of Congo’s ethnic Tutsis and ignoring previous peace agreements. The M23’s takeover of …

Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23’s expansion in a mineral-rich region that’s critical for global technology. The M23 rebels on Tuesday attacked all the main Congolese army positions on the road to Butembo, a city of 150,000 people, and …

U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
1 month, 1 week ago

U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children

LA Times  

M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, in the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday. The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid. Volker Türk said in a statement Tuesday that his office “confirmed …

UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC
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1 month, 1 week ago

UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC

Al Jazeera  

Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC. UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday accused Rwanda-backed rebels, who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid. The United Nations Human Rights Council earlier …

UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
1 month, 1 week ago

UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children

CNN  

AP — The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid. The United Nations Human Rights Council earlier this month launched a commission that will investigate atrocities, including rapes and killings akin to “summary executions” committed by both …

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under the new rulers. The M23 is the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that’s critical …

M23 rebels make unprecedented move in east Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

M23 rebels make unprecedented move in east Congo

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have reached …

Rwanda-backed rebels occupy second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-backed rebels occupy second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east

The Hindu  

Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said on Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups that includes the M23, said in a statement that its fighters "decided to assist the …

M23 rebels tighten their grip on major city in eastern DRC
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1 month, 1 week ago

M23 rebels tighten their grip on major city in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have tightened their grip on Bukavu, the second major city to fall under M23 control in the country’s east since late last month. M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people on Sunday after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. The capital of the DRC’s South Kivu province, Bukavu lies …

UN chief warns of conflict crisis in DR Congo as rebels seize key city
1 month, 1 week ago

UN chief warns of conflict crisis in DR Congo as rebels seize key city

China Daily  

A woman reacts as she receives a bouquet of flowers for the Valentine's Day in Goma, DR Congo, on Thursday. MICHEL LUNANGA/AFP ADDIS ABABA — United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of escalation of conflict in South Kivu Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as the M23 armed group advanced into the provincial capital. Speaking about the …

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east

Associated Press  

BUKAVU, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Rebels vow to ‘clean up’ disorder Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security …

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Second Major City in Eastern Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Second Major City in Eastern Congo

Live Mint  

-- Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance over the country’s mineral-rich east amid the widening conflict. After taking control of the nearby airport, the M23 walked into Bukavu on Friday and faced little resistance as Congo’s army retreated, according to the United Nations. The fall of Bukavu marks a …

DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu
1 month, 1 week ago

DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu

Al Jazeera  

The governor of the eastern DRC’s second largest city confirms the rebels’ presence after a rapid advance. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu province, Jean-Jacques Purusi, says. Earlier on Sunday, a local official, a security source …

M23: Rebels who lost their cause
1 month, 1 week ago

M23: Rebels who lost their cause

The Hindu  

A militia that derives its name from a peace agreement is a paradox in itself. Taking after a failed truce deal signed on March 23, 2009, the militia, on January 27, captured the mineral-rich city of Goma in eastern Congo’s North Kivu. The group began its advance towards South Kivu province and stands at the outskirts of the capital Bukavu, …

U.N. chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit
1 month, 1 week ago

U.N. chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit

The Hindu  

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s “territorial integrity” be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital. Summit host Abiy Ahmed, Ethiopia’s Prime Minister, insisted on Saturday that “conflict resolution, diplomacy and peace building must remain at the heart of …

Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo’s second largest city
1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo’s second largest city

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents and soldiers fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. Rebels push south after seizing Goma last month M23, a rebel group backed by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, is the most prominent of more than 100 vying for control …

‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting
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1 month, 1 week ago

‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting

Al Jazeera  

Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground in Democratic Republic of the Congo. UN chief Antonio Guterres says the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s “territorial integrity” must be preserved after M23 fighters attacked the eastern provincial capital of Bukavu. Addressing an African Union summit in the Ethiopian capital Addis …

Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as residents flee by the thousands
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1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as residents flee by the thousands

LA Times  

Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups that includes M23, blamed Congolese troops and their allies from local militia and neighboring Burundi for the disorder in Bukavu. The Congo River Alliance said on Saturday …

What is happening in the DRC? | Explained
1 month, 1 week ago

What is happening in the DRC? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo is back in the spotlight after the M23 militia, backed by eastern neighbour Rwanda, captured the mineral-rich city of Goma, which lies on the border between the two countries. While the root cause of the crisis is generally attributed to the 1994 Rwandan genocide, the region has been …

DR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before African Union summit
1 month, 1 week ago

DR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before African Union summit

Al Jazeera  

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi traveled to Germany to attend Munich Security Conference in efforts to rally international support The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters claim to have taken control of Kavumu airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The rebels reportedly faced minimal resistance as they advanced through the town, with the …

As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
1 month, 1 week ago

As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?

Al Jazeera  

Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed. After the 1994 atrocities – during which Hutu extremists killed hundreds of thousands of mainly Tutsi people in Rwanda – many Hutus fled Kagame’s new government and settled across the border in eastern DRC. However, he said, this time: …

Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
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1 month, 1 week ago

Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Congo’s largest church organizations met Wednesday with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east in the latest push for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting that saw the rebels seize the region’s largest city of Goma. A joint delegation from the National Episcopal Conference of Congo and the Church of Christ in Congo – two of the largest …

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