Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on
3 weeks ago

Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has replaced the armed forces chief and several other top officers in a major reshuffle while the military battles rebels in the country’s eastern region, state media announced late Thursday. Congo’s military has been fighting more than 100 armed groups for years in the mineral-rich eastern region where the rebels are vying for a foothold in a conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. The council authorized a troop ceiling of 11,500 military personnel, 600 military observers and staff officers, and 1,722 international police and said MONUSCO’s top priorities must be the protection of civilians under threat of violence, and disarming and demobilizing armed groups. Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield asked the council after the vote why some members insisted on such “euphemisms” when over the last year U.N. experts have documented Rwanda’s deployment of between 3,000 and 4,000 troops on Congolese soil “and its influence over M23 operations.” The U.S., U.K. and other council members expressed disappointment that Rwandan President Paul Kagame refused to attend a peace summit on Dec. 15.

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Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo
4 days, 19 hours ago

Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Rebels with the M23 group have seized two key towns in eastern Congo as they advance in the volatile region, civil society and a local politician said Monday, as the security and humanitarian crisis deepened. The M23 is one of over 100 armed groups that have been vying for territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border …

How to end the conflict in eastern DRC?
5 days, 9 hours ago

How to end the conflict in eastern DRC?

Al Jazeera  

M23 rebel fighters have taken control of two towns in North Kivu province. The most prominent among them is the March 23 Movement, which is widely believed to be backed by neighbouring Rwanda – allegations that the Rwandan government has denied. They’ve captured two towns in recent days and are believed to be just 80km away from Goma, the capital …

Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo
3 weeks, 5 days ago

Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Planned face-to-face peace talks between Congo and Rwanda have been unexpectedly canceled, the Congolese president said. Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame were set to meet Sunday in Angola, which has been mediating the conflict to put an end to a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo between the Congolese army and M23 rebel group, …

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
3 weeks, 6 days 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 weeks, 6 days 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
1 month, 1 week 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
1 month, 1 week 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 …

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks
1 month, 1 week ago

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

Associated Press  

ARUSHA, Tanzania — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A communique read at the end of the closed-door meeting of the East African Community in Arusha, …

Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s east
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s east

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s government on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in the central African nation’s east. M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a rebel military group mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its …

A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home
5 months, 3 weeks 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 …

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
6 months ago

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday. The Rwandan forces’ “de facto control and direction over M23 operations also renders Rwanda liable for the actions of M23,” the panel of experts …

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
6 months ago

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group

The Independent  

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Uganda backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda’s ‘de facto control’ on group: UN experts
6 months ago

Uganda backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda’s ‘de facto control’ on group: UN experts

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations report says the Ugandan army supported the rebels while some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside them in the eastern DRC. The UN Security Council’s group of experts on Monday also said some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside M23 rebels in eastern DRC and that Kigali had “de facto control” of the group’s operations. “Since the resurgence of …

Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory,” the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked African nation said Wednesday. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood again condemned “the aggressive military incursion” into eastern Congo by the M23 rebel group and …

Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
9 months, 2 weeks ago

Security in Congo's mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says

The Independent  

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Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Authorities in Rwanda on Monday rejected U.S. calls for the withdrawal of troops and missile systems from eastern Congo, saying they are defending Rwandan territory as Congo carries out a “dramatic military build-up” near the border. Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry in a statement spoke of threats to Rwandan national security stemming from the presence in Congo of an …

US condemns Rwanda’s support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal
10 months, 3 weeks ago

US condemns Rwanda’s support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The U.S. has condemned Saturday Rwanda’s support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.” The U.S. State Department in a statement strongly criticized “the worsening violence. caused by the actions of the Rwanda-backed, U.S.- and …

3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates
10 months, 4 weeks ago

3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A group of rebels bombed a displacement camp in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province killing three civilians and injuring eight others, a local civil society group said Tuesday, as violence in the conflict-hit region sparked protests and a humanitarian group warned that thousands are facing limited access to aid. A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring …

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma
11 months ago

Residents scatter as they fear Congo rebel group will again seize key eastern city of Goma

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — One of eastern Congo’s most active rebel groups is attacking a community considered the last line of defense before the region’s largest city of Goma, fleeing residents said Wednesday, even as the rebels claimed they had no intention to seize it again. The M23, with alleged ties to Rwanda, detonated explosives in North Kivu’s Sake city 27 …

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army said late Thursday, the latest violence in the country’s conflict-battered east. The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians, army spokesman Lt. Col. Guillaume N’djike Kaïko said in …

Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels
1 year, 1 month ago

Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A fiery President Felix Tshisekedi rallied thousands of supporters at a stadium in a conflict-stricken eastern region of Congo on Sunday, making one of his final campaign sweeps through the country in the lead-up to elections later this month. We are going to put an end to their barbaric reign of terrorism, which has put the Congolese …

Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo’s east, raising further concerns about election safety
1 year, 1 month ago

Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo’s east, raising further concerns about election safety

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda claimed Wednesday to have seized a key town in Congo’s conflict-hit eastern region amid intense fighting, raising further security concerns ahead of the country’s Dec. 20 presidential election. Mweso town, which is about 100 kilometres from the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma, came under the control of …

Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration
1 year, 1 month ago

Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the United Nations stabilization mission in Congo signed agreements Tuesday to end the presence of U.N. peacekeepers after more than two decades in the Central African nation. Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula told national television that the ceremony marked the end of a collaboration “which has proved its limits in …

Congo’s presidential candidates kick off campaigning a month before election
1 year, 1 month ago

Congo’s presidential candidates kick off campaigning a month before election

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and a politician hoping to unseat him next month launched their campaigns Sunday as the incumbent leader faces ongoing violence in eastern Congo and a divided field of opposition candidates. The candidates represented at the talks included Martin Fayulu, a former oil executive who lost to Thisekedi five years ago; businessman Moise Katumbi; …

US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions
1 year, 2 months ago

US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate tensions and withdraw troops from their border following increased fighting that has displaced nearly 7 million people. Blinken spoke separately by phone with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame about the “volatile situation and worsening humanitarian crisis along the border,” the …

Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December
1 year, 3 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 …

An alarming humanitarian crisis and massive sexual violence wrack eastern Congo, UN official says
1 year, 4 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 …

‘We need peace’: M23 war displaces DRC residents yet again
1 year, 7 months ago

‘We need peace’: M23 war displaces DRC residents yet again

Al Jazeera  

For thousands of people in the eastern DRC, displacement in the latest onslaught by the M23 is another episode in their fight for survival. “They are still practically using the same discourse,” said Sematumba of the rebels, comparing current fighters with their predecessors in the first M23 rebellion and to CNDP combatants. “ Kagame got very angry about that.” Life …

Rebels capture more ground in Congo as fighting intensifies
1 year, 10 months 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 — …

Rwanda says Congolese soldiers attack its border army post
1 year, 10 months ago

Rwanda says Congolese soldiers attack its border army post

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda’s army said its troops briefly exchanged fire with soldiers from Congo early Wednesday, in a new spike in tension between the neighbors who have accused each other of supporting armed rebel groups on the other side of the border. United Nations experts in December said they had “substantial evidence” of Rwandan government forces crossing into Congo …

Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds
1 year, 11 months 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 — …

Eastern Congo's M23 rebels retreat from occupied territory
2 years ago

Eastern Congo's M23 rebels retreat from occupied territory

The Independent  

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M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position in eastern DRC
2 years ago

M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Violence from the group has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee in fear from the DRC’s volatile east region. The M23 rebel group, who have seized swaths of territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have pledged to retreat from a strategic front-line position. In a statement on Friday, the rebels announced that it …

‘Tired of this war': Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence
2 years 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 rebels accuse Congo’s government of breaking cease-fire
2 years, 1 month ago

M23 rebels accuse Congo’s government of breaking cease-fire

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — M23 rebels accused a government coalition in Congo on Wednesday of targeted killings and breaching a cease-fire agreed to last month, jeopardizing prospects for peace in the country’s conflict-riddled east. M23 alleges the coalition attacked its positions in North Kivu province and was killing civilians, destroying houses and slaughtering cows, Lawrence Kanyuka, the rebel group’s political spokesperson, …

M23 says ready to ‘withdraw’ in eastern DRC, yet clashes reported
2 years, 1 month 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 …

UN mission denounces DR Congo ‘massacre’, calls for investigation
2 years, 1 month ago

UN mission denounces DR Congo ‘massacre’, calls for investigation

Al Jazeera  

Peacekeeping mission condemns ‘appalling act’ as it calls for an immediate end to violence against civilians in the east. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has denounced the killings of 50 villagers allegedly by the M23 armed group in the country’s conflict-wracked east as it called for an investigation to “bring the perpetrators to justice”. …

DR Congo army accuses M23 rebels of killing 50 civilians
2 years, 1 month ago

DR Congo army accuses M23 rebels of killing 50 civilians

Al Jazeera  

The armed forces say the rebel group also violated a five-day-old ceasefire in the east of the country. The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have accused the M23 rebel group and its allies of killing 50 civilians in the eastern town of Kishishe. General Sylvain Ekenge told the AFP news agency that M23 was “carrying out …

DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them
2 years, 1 month 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 …

Rwanda agrees on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in eastern DR Congo
2 years, 1 month ago

Rwanda agrees on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Former Kenyan president and Rwandan leader agree on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from eastern DRC. Kenya’s former President Uhuru Kenyatta and Rwandan leader Paul Kagame have agreed on the need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from captured territories in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to the East African …

Thousands displaced as M23 rebels near key DRC city of Goma
2 years, 1 month 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 …

DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebel targets in east, official says
2 years, 2 months ago

DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebel targets in east, official says

Al Jazeera  

Air strikes carried out after M23 rebels seize territory in the eastern DR Congo, displacing at least 90,000 people in the past month. Fighter jets from the Democratic Republic of the Congo have bombed rebel targets in the embattled east, escalating the country’s fight against the M23 group, which has seized territory in recent weeks. “We call on the Congolese …

Escalating border war in Africa tests a Biden administration already weighed down by global crises
2 years, 4 months ago

Escalating border war in Africa tests a Biden administration already weighed down by global crises

LA Times  

Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken listens as Rwanda’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Vincent Biruta speaks during a news conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation in Kigali, Rwanda, on Aug. 11. “Every country in the region must respect the territorial integrity of the others,” Blinken said after meeting with Rwandan President Paul Kagame. In addition to …

UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo
2 years, 5 months ago

UN experts: Rwandan forces operate with M23 rebels in Congo

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts say they have “solid evidence” that members of Rwanda’s armed forces are conducting operations in volatile eastern Congo in support of the M23 rebel group, which is waging a major offensive in the mineral-rich region that has caused deaths and massive displacement of civilians. In a new report to the U.N. Security Council, obtained Thursday …

Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts
2 years, 5 months ago

Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts

Al Jazeera  

A UN group of experts finds ‘solid evidence’ that Kigali is supporting M23 fighters despite repeated denials. Rwandan troops attacked soldiers inside DR Congo and aided the M23 rebel group with weapons and support, a United Nations group of experts said, citing “solid evidence” despite reiterated denials by Kigali. A 131-page report by United Nations Security Council experts found Rwanda …

UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an army
2 years, 6 months ago

UN envoy warns Congo's M23 rebels are acting like an army

The Independent  

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East African leaders send regional force to eastern Congo
2 years, 6 months ago

East African leaders send regional force to eastern Congo

The Independent  

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DR Congo welcomes deployment of regional force to fight rebels
2 years, 6 months ago

DR Congo welcomes deployment of regional force to fight rebels

Al Jazeera  

Kinshasa says it will not accept the participation of Rwandan troops in any regional force to fight the M23 rebels. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has welcomed Kenya’s proposal to deploy a regional force to fight the M23 rebel group in the east of the country, but said it won’t accept neighbour Rwanda’s participation. Rwanda denies DRC’s allegations that …

Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again
2 years, 6 months ago

Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again

LA Times  

People walk on the road near Kibumba, north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, as they flee fighting between Congolese forces and M23 rebels in North Kivu last month. If Rwanda wants war, “it will have war,” a spokesman for the military governor of Congo’s North Kivu province told thousands of protesters on Wednesday. At that, Congo’s military accused Rwandan …

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