Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma

Al Jazeera  

Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital. The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advancing southwards in the direction of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu. “We will continue the march of liberation all the way to Kinshasa,” declared rebel leader Corneille Nangaa on Thursday, four days after the group said it had captured Goma, where fighting left dozens killed and saw surrendering Congolese soldiers being trucked out of the city to an undisclosed location. “The World Health Organization and its partners conducted an assessment with the government” between Sunday and Thursday, said Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN chief, adding that the death toll is likely to increase but for the moment “700 people have been killed and 2,800 people injured”. Rwanda’s Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Thursday: “We are ready to defend ourselves if we are attacked by a coalition including South African forces.” Goma remained largely without electricity and water on Thursday, as the bodies of several alleged government soldiers lay in the streets.

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‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars
2 weeks ago

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Al Jazeera  

In parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, communities are gearing up for war or fleeing to safety amid the advance of M23 rebels, who captured the key eastern cities of Goma and Bukavu in recent weeks, leaving devastation in their wake. “We are indeed seeing a replica of the Second Congo War with the same actors but in …

Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, U.N. says
3 weeks, 2 days 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, 2 days 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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
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1 month, 2 weeks 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 …

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo’s president to directly negotiate with them. Rwandan President Paul Kagame attended the summit along with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, who has angered the Rwandans by deploying …

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the capital city of Kinshasa
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the capital city of Kinshasa

NPR  

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are advancing on the capital city of Kinshasa We'll look at the latest developments in the instability and violence in a region of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed fighters are battling Congolese troops. A rebel force backed by troops from neighboring Rwanda took control of Goma, and they are now threatening to march on the …

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo ‘s key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a stadium rally and promising safety under their administration as they try to shore up public support amid growing international pressure. “I don’t know if I’m convinced.. We’re still afraid.” Rebels continue to advance despite unilateral ceasefire Earlier …

Goma, DRC: Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key eastern city, UN says
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Goma, DRC: Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key eastern city, UN says

CNN  

CNN — Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army. Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of the UN mission in DR Congo, said Wednesday that “so far 2,000 bodies …

Amid DR Congo ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Amid DR Congo ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies

Al Jazeera  

People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week’s battles for the city as they feared the spread of disease amid a ceasefire. More than 2,000 bodies of people killed in last week’s conflict require burial in Goma, the DRC’s communications minister said overnight. Julienne Zaina Barabara, a resident of …

DR Congo: Rebels call for ceasefire after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DR Congo: Rebels call for ceasefire after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting

CNN  

CNN — A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese military has left hundreds of people dead. In a statement on Monday, the rebel coalition, Alliance Fleuve Congo – which includes the M23 armed group …

DR Congo: Rebels call for ceasefire after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting
1 month, 3 weeks ago

DR Congo: Rebels call for ceasefire after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting

CNN  

CNN — A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese military has left hundreds of people dead. In a statement on Monday, the rebel coalition, Alliance Fleuve Congo – which includes the M23 armed group …

Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC

CNN  

CNN — Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese soldiers has killed more than 900 people and injured thousands in recent days. Kagame’s stance was reiterated by the rebel group, whose spokesperson Victor Tesongo …

Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC

CNN  

CNN — Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese soldiers has killed more than 900 people and injured thousands in recent days. Kagame’s stance was reiterated by the rebel group, whose spokesperson Victor Tesongo …

More than 700 killed as DR Congo military fights M23 rebels
1 month, 3 weeks ago

More than 700 killed as DR Congo military fights M23 rebels

Al Jazeera  

At least 773 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity in a week, amid fighting with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who captured the city in a serious escalation of a decade-long conflict, authorities said. Lacroix said the rebels “seem to be moving quite fast”, and capturing an airport a few …

Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday. Authorities confirmed 773 bodies and 2,880 injured persons in Goma’s morgues and hospitals, Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya …

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

The Hindu  

Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it learned were carried out by the rebels following a major escalation of their years-long rebellion. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the World Health Organization and its partners conducted an assessment with Congo’s government …

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

Live Mint  

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it learned were carried out by the rebels in recent days following a major escalation of their yearslong rebellion. Congolese forces, meanwhile, repelled the rebels in their offensive towards South Kivu's provincial …

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region’s major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it learned were carried out by the rebels following a major escalation of their yearslong rebellion. U.N. spokesman Stephane Dujarric said the World Health Organization and its partners conducted an assessment …

UN says more than 700 killed, 2,800 injured in just five days of fighting in DRC
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UN says more than 700 killed, 2,800 injured in just five days of fighting in DRC

CNN  

Atlanta CNN — More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told reporters Friday. On Wednesday DRC President Felix Tshisekedi vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against the rebel alliance that has besieged swathes …

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defense minister rejected calls for talks. In a video message, Congo’s Defense Minister Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita said he has directed plans …

M23 rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city
1 month, 3 weeks ago

M23 rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city

The Hindu  

Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region. Meanwhile, rebels took control of Goma’s airport, said Dujarric, the U.N. spokesperson, warning of risks of a breakdown of law and order in the city, “given the …

Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday as they moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region. M23 rebels release captured Romanian mercenaries, who were fighting alongside Democratic Republic of Congo army, at Gisenyi border point in Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, …

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

The Hindu  

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 …

Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma

Al Jazeera  

Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend. On Wednesday, while fighting in the city had largely eased, intermittent gunfire continued in the Goma’s northern areas, including Katoyi, Mabanga, Majengo, Kibwe and Turunga, where the situation “remains tense”, according to local DRC media outlets. In a post on X, Bertrand …

Goma: Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Goma: Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover

CNN  

CNN — Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as gunshots continue to ring out around their homes, days after rebel forces claimed they had taken over. On Monday, the Uruguayan army, whose troops are part of the UN peacekeeping mission in Goma, said in …

Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets

Firstpost  

A day after the rebels marched into the lakeside city, protesters in the capital attacked a UN compound and embassies including those of Rwanda, France and the United States, expressing anger at what they said was foreign interference Protesters clash with riot police forces in front of the French Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. Reuters Dead …

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 …

Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo’s Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city
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1 month, 3 weeks ago

Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo’s Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city

The Hindu  

Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly 370, hospital sources said on Monday, as the Congolese military fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army. Five civilians were killed and 25 seriously wounded on the outskirts of Rwandan border town Gisenyi, Rwanda’s military …

Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo’s Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city
Trending News
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo’s Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city

The Hindu  

Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly 370, hospital sources said on Monday, as the Congolese military fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army. Five civilians were killed and 25 seriously wounded on the outskirts of Rwandan border town Gisenyi, Rwanda’s military …

Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
2 months ago

Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub. Rwanda’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs accused Congo of failing to enter a dialogue with M23, which it described as a “Congolese rebel group fighting to protect their …

Top UN officials express concern over violence in DR Congo
2 months ago

Top UN officials express concern over violence in DR Congo

China Daily  

Xinhua | Updated: 2025-01-27 14:06 Internally displaced people gather outside Saint Esprit parish in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, Jan 26, 2025. UNITED NATIONS - Top UN officials expressed concern on Sunday about escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Jean-Pierre Lacroix, UN undersecretary-general for peace operations, said the United Nations is profoundly concerned with …

Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
2 months ago

Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?

Al Jazeera  

M23 fighters have been pressing to capture the key city of Goma for months and intensified their offensives in recent days. However, on Tuesday, DRC Rural Development Minister Muhindo Nzangi said the Congolese army was in control of 80 percent of Goma and Rwandan troops were either on the city’s outskirts or back across the border. Goma’s reported capture by …

Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
2 months ago

Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands

LA Times  

People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday. Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead and displacing thousands of civilians. …

Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo
2 months ago

Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo

NPR  

Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo toggle caption Moses Sawasawa/AP GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, government forces and allies defending the city of Goma appear to have collapsed, with M23 rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda claiming they have taken over the city. toggle caption Moses Sawasawa/AP But in late 2021 the …

Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates
2 months ago

Nine South African soldiers killed as eastern Congo conflict escalates

The Hindu  

Nine South African soldiers have been killed in eastern Congo's conflict zone, the South African defence department said on Saturday, as Congolese troops and peacekeepers battled to stop an advance by Rwanda-backed rebels on the city of Goma. Democratic Republic of Congo and its allies earlier repelled an overnight advance on the provincial capital of over 1 million people, two …

At least four killed as fighting in DRC continues despite truce: Report
8 months, 1 week ago

At least four killed as fighting in DRC continues despite truce: Report

Al Jazeera  

The US had announced a humanitarian truce between Kinshasa and the M23 rebel group on July 5. A spokesman for one of the armed groups backing the DRC forces said the fighting occurred 70km northwest of the North Kivu provincial capital, Goma. Since the end of 2021, the M23, supported by units of the Rwandan army, had seized vast swathes …

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says
1 year ago

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Amid intensified fighting with security forces, the M23 rebel group — the most dominant in the region with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda — has continued …

Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December
1 year, 5 months ago

Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the East African regional force would have to leave the country by Dec. 8 because of a “lack of satisfactory results on the ground” as agreed on during a regional meeting. Partick Muyaya told journalists on Monday night that the East African Community, or EAC, force must leave the country “because …

Rebels capture more ground in Congo as fighting intensifies
2 years, 1 month 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 — …

Kenya deploys hundreds of troops to regional force in eastern DRC
2 years, 4 months ago

Kenya deploys hundreds of troops to regional force in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

President Ruto is sending more than 900 military personnel to tackle armed groups in eastern DRC. Kenyan President William Ruto says his country is sending more than 900 military personnel to the Democratic Republic of the Congo to join a new regional force tasked with trying to calm deadly tensions fuelled by armed groups. Ruto on Wednesday called the mission …

DRC closes Rwanda border after soldier is shot dead during attack
2 years, 9 months ago

DRC closes Rwanda border after soldier is shot dead during attack

Al Jazeera  

The border closure is the latest escalation in a diplomatic crisis that has broken out between the neighbours. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has closed its border with Rwanda after a Congolese soldier was shot dead while attacking border guards inside Rwandan territory. The border closure is the latest escalation in a diplomatic crisis that has broken out between …

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