Fresh fighting flares up in eastern DR Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

Fresh fighting flares up in eastern DR Congo

China Daily  

Displaced community members search for space in a truck as they return to their hometown, in Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, on Tuesday. HUGH KINSELLA CUNNINGHAM/GETTY IMAGES GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — Fighting erupted on Tuesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, three days after a call by African leaders for a ceasefire and a brief lull in the conflict. Armed group militias of the March 23 Movement attacked Congolese army positions in South Kivu Province at dawn, local and security sources told AFP. Since Jan 26, more than 3,000 people have reportedly been killed, 2,880 injured and over 500,000 displaced, adding to the 6.4 million already internally displaced people in eastern DR Congo, according to the United Nations. The US suspension of foreign aid "is having a major impact" on humanitarian aid operations in the country, Bruno Lemarquis, deputy special representative of the UN secretary-general, resident coordinator and humanitarian coordinator for DR Congo, told reporters via video from the capital Kinshasa.

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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 …

‘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 M23 fighters resume attacks in DR Congo after two-day pause
1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-backed M23 fighters resume attacks in DR Congo after two-day pause

Al Jazeera  

The M23 rebels have resumed attacks on armed forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull in fighting. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb, who was reporting from Nairobi in Kenya, said “anxious” residents of Bukavu were waiting to find out if “M23 and its Rwandan supporters” would succeed in advancing on the city. Meanwhile, people fleeing a displacement …

UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war

ABC  

The United Nations is warning violence isolated to a small part of the Democratic Republic of Congo could spread. Conflict in the country's east is nothing new, with Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 involved in fighting for the past three decades. Goma lies close to the DRC's border with Rwanda, and both the Congo's government and the United Nations peacekeeping force …

Tensions remain high in DR Congo amid rebellion attacks in major city
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Tensions remain high in DR Congo amid rebellion attacks in major city

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-28 13:22 KINSHASA -- Tensions remained high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Tuesday as the March 23 Movement rebellion advanced in the country's North Kivu and South Kivu provinces. President of the DRC Felix Tshisekedi is expected to address the nation amid the humanitarian crisis and major advances by the rebellion in the eastern …

Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

CNN  

CNN — A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops backed by regional and UN intervention forces. Veronique de Viguerie/Paris Match/Getty Images A report by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in December, revealed …

What is happening in east Congo? And who are the M23 rebels?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

What is happening in east Congo? And who are the M23 rebels?

The Independent  

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Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
3 months, 1 week ago

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group intensified in eastern Congo in recent days ahead of much anticipated peace talks on Sunday, the army said. Congo’s army accused the M23 of killing 12 civilians earlier this week in villages of the Lubero territory in the eastern province of North-Kivu in a statement on Friday. …

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
3 months, 1 week ago

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

The Independent  

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Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire between army and rebels
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo despite ceasefire between army and rebels

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group resumed in eastern Congo in yet another ceasefire violation ahead of potential mediation talks, both groups said. M23 is one of a 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with Rwanda, in a conflict that has created …

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo in cease-fire breach ahead of possible mediation talks
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo in cease-fire breach ahead of possible mediation talks

LA Times  

In 2022, M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba in eastern Congo. Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group resumed in eastern Congo in yet another cease-fire violation ahead of potential mediation talks, both groups said. M23 is one of a 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near …

A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home
8 months ago

A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — The United States late Wednesday announced the extension of a humanitarian truce that had reduced fighting in eastern Congo even as violence and human rights abuses continue there, leading to calls for an end to the conflict to allow displaced people to return home. The violence concentrated in the eastern North Kivu province has resulted not just …

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
8 months, 1 week ago

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. “We don’t see the benefit of a humanitarian truce if humanitarian aid does not reach …

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
8 months, 1 week ago

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

The Independent  

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DRC Conflict: What explains the flaring eastern Congo conflict? | Explained
1 year ago

DRC Conflict: What explains the flaring eastern Congo conflict? | Explained

The Hindu  

The story so far: Renewed clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have triggered global alarm and exacerbated the already dire humanitarian crisis in the region. In the subsequent days, around two million people crossed the Congolese border to settle in refugee camps in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu as a Tutsi government gained control …

Why is fighting flaring in eastern Congo?
1 year, 1 month ago

Why is fighting flaring in eastern Congo?

Firstpost  

Violent clashes have escalated between Democratic Republic of Congo ’s army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo. Violent clashes between the Democratic Republic of the Congo army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo have killed scores and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. For years, eastern Congo has been plagued by conflict, with M23 one of …

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says
1 year, 6 months ago

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The humanitarian situation in conflict-wracked eastern Congo has deteriorated alarmingly in the past 18 months with 8 million people in urgent need of assistance and women and girls subjected to sexual violence on a massive scale -- just in three provinces, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday. Edem Wosornu, the U.N. humanitarian office’s operations director who just …

Rebels capture more ground in Congo as fighting intensifies
2 years ago

Rebels capture more ground in Congo as fighting intensifies

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A rebel group linked with neighboring Rwanda seized more territory Friday, threatening supply routes to the regional capital, as fighting intensified in conflict-ridden east Congo, local residents and aid workers said. As M23 rebels captured the village of Mushaki in North Kivu province after more than two days of fighting with government forces and militias, civilians — …

Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds
2 years, 1 month ago

Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting intensified around a town in eastern Congo Thursday as a rebel group seeking to expand the territory it controls increased pressure on government troops defending it, forcing hundreds of civilians to flee their homes. Congo for months has accused neighboring Rwanda of supporting the M23 group — whose origins lie in the region’s ethnic fighting — …

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says UN
2 years, 2 months ago

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says UN

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. The 21-page report based on interviews with more than …

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N.
2 years, 2 months ago

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N.

LA Times  

The accounts are haunting. At the Bunagana border crossing with Uganda, the rebels earned an average of $27,000 a month making people pay to carry goods in and out of the country, said the U.N. Two locals living under M23, who did not want to be named out of fear for their safety, told the Associated Press they’d been forced …

‘Tired of this war': Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence
2 years, 3 months ago

‘Tired of this war': Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence

Associated Press  

BENI, Congo — Kavira Mathe was making dinner for her two sons when bullets began flying. “We are tired of this war.” Communities in eastern Congo are struggling to survive in the wake of that massacre and others in which at least 130 people were killed by M23 rebels in what the United Nations called “unspeakable violence” against civilians. The …

M23 says ready to ‘withdraw’ in eastern DRC, yet clashes reported
2 years, 3 months ago

M23 says ready to ‘withdraw’ in eastern DRC, yet clashes reported

Al Jazeera  

The armed group, which was absent from the latest peace talks, has requested a meeting with regional mediators over the continuing conflict. The M23 rebel group says it is ready to withdraw from occupied territory in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and will support regional peace-making efforts despite not being represented in talks. The Tutsi-led armed group widely seen …

DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them
2 years, 3 months ago

DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them

Al Jazeera  

Congolese government has rejected any direct talks with M23, while the armed group says it has no plans to withdraw. Fighting resumed between troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 rebels in the country’s east on Friday, as the armed group said a ceasefire deal between African leaders “doesn’t really concern” them. But Lawrence Kanyuka, the political …

Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city of Goma
2 years, 4 months ago

Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city of Goma

Al Jazeera  

Fighting between the M23 and the DRC army has led to a looming humanitarian crisis as thousands have been displaced in the country’s volatile east. Thousands of people have been displaced in the volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting between the army and M23 rebels moved close to the key city of Goma, an …

Eastern DR Congo violence: How are civilians coping?
2 years, 4 months ago

Eastern DR Congo violence: How are civilians coping?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, November 15 at 19:30 GMT: A major displacement crisis is looming in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as civilians flee their homes to escape renewed fighting between government forces and the M23 armed group. As the rebel group captures towns and villages and is within striking distance of the regional capital Goma, President Felix Tshisekedi is now asking …

Congo trains 3,000 new army recruits amid Rwanda tensions
2 years, 4 months ago

Congo trains 3,000 new army recruits amid Rwanda tensions

The Independent  

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Deadly clashes hit DR Congo camp for M23 fighters
8 years, 9 months ago

Deadly clashes hit DR Congo camp for M23 fighters

Al Jazeera  

Violence blamed on move by troops to prevent former M23 fighters from leaving camp for demobilised rebels in southeast. At least nine people have reportedly been killed in clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo after government soldiers prevented former rebels from leaving a camp for demobilised militia groups. They have participated in rebellions against DRC President Joseph Kabila in …

Too many peace efforts mean further instability in eastern Congo
11 years, 6 months ago

Too many peace efforts mean further instability in eastern Congo

The Independent  

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Casualties as Congo troops, UN forces fight rebels
11 years, 6 months ago

Casualties as Congo troops, UN forces fight rebels

India TV News  

Goma, Congo: Congolese soldiers and rebel forces suffered heavy casualties Sunday as they fought for a fifth day near the city of Goma in the country's volatile east, a doctor near the front line said. Dr. Isaac Warwanamiza told The Associated Press he had seen 82 dead since early Sunday, 23 of whom were government soldiers, the highest death toll …

M23 fighters capture Goma in the DR Congo
12 years, 3 months ago

M23 fighters capture Goma in the DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

M23 rebels, a movement that is just six months old, have taken Goma, a major city in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It took them just four days to advance on the city, defeating the government army and proving the United Nations peacekeepers impotent, who had vowed to defend the major city on the Rwandan border. …

In pictures: Defending Goma
12 years, 7 months ago

In pictures: Defending Goma

Al Jazeera  

Over the past two weeks, the threat of an attack on Goma – the provincial capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s restive North Kivu province – by M23 rebels has loomed. The United Nations and the Congolese government army have deployed tanks and other heavy weaponry around the city in a coordinated effort to repel any possible attack. The …

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