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 forces of “no less than an invasion,” alleging that Rwanda backed the rebels in their capture of Bunagana. In the late 1990s, Rwanda twice sent its forces deep into Congo, joining forces with Congolese rebel leader Laurent Kabila to depose the country’s longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko. The regional force was agreed to by leaders from the countries now seemingly closing in on war — Congo, the EAC’s newest member, and Rwanda, the largest African troop contributor to U.N. peacekeeping missions worldwide.

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Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns
1 day, 19 hours ago

Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — President Paul Kagame of Rwanda urged Congolese authorities Thursday to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key towns in eastern Congo in recent days, widening its control over the region which borders Rwanda. “The solution lies in internal political process, or dialogue.” Congo accuses Rwanda of backing M23 and has repeatedly rejected Kagame’s advice …

Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo
4 days, 21 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 …

Congo replaces top military chief and other senior officers as fighting in the east rages on
3 weeks, 1 day 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 …

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, …

Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo
3 weeks, 6 days ago

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

LA Times  

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, which is allegedly …

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 …

Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year
3 months, 1 week ago

Aid group says Congo had 25,000 victims of sexual violence last year

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Doctors Without Borders treated more than 25,000 victims of sexual violence in the Congo last year, by far the highest level it has seen there and most of it in the east where armed groups vie for power, the aid group said Monday. Eastern Congo has struggled with armed violence as more than 120 armed groups fight …

Rwanda's army and an armed group shelled displaced people camps in Congo, rights group says
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Rwanda's army and an armed group shelled displaced people camps in Congo, rights group says

The Independent  

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Congo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition
5 months ago

Congo’s president accuses former leader of backing a US-sanctioned rebel coalition

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi accused former leader Joseph Kabila of backing a U.S.-sanctioned coalition of rebel groups during an interview with a private radio station on Tuesday. “Joseph Kabila boycotted the election and is preparing an insurrection because he is the AFC,” Tshisekedi said, referring to the Alliance Fleuve Congo, a political-military movement launched in December with …

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 …

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23
5 months, 3 weeks ago

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23

Al Jazeera  

As Rwandans go to the polls for presidential and legislative elections, some 9.7 million people are voting in an atmosphere of peace and stability. According to the UN expert group report, 3,000 to 4,000 Rwanda Defence Force members are fighting alongside the M23 in DRC. Government spokesperson Yolanda Makolo did not outrightly deny RDF’s presence in the DRC while speaking …

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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Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’
6 months ago

Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached “alarming levels” and risked provoking a wider regional conflict. Keita said that as U.N. experts have documented, “the government of Rwanda has reinforced its support to the M23, enabling it to make major territorial …

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 …

3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo
9 months ago

3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Three Tanzanian soldiers were killed and three others injured after a mortar shell landed near their camp in eastern Congo, where the Tanzanians are deployed under the banner of a regional bloc to help quell violence. President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo blames neighboring Rwanda for providing military support to the M23, an allegation Rwandan officials no longer …

Though Rwanda has come a long way since the 1994 genocide, scars of the past still haunt the nation
9 months ago

Though Rwanda has come a long way since the 1994 genocide, scars of the past still haunt the nation

Associated Press  

KIGALI, Rwanda — Rwanda is preparing to mark the 30th anniversary of the East African nation’s most horrific period in history — the genocide against its minority Tutsi. Macron’s declaration came three years after he acknowledged the “overwhelming responsibility” of France — Rwanda’s closest European ally in 1994 — for failing to stop the country’s slide into the slaughter. Kagame’s …

Though Rwanda has come a long way since the 1994 genocide, scars of the past still haunt the nation
9 months ago

Though Rwanda has come a long way since the 1994 genocide, scars of the past still haunt the nation

The Independent  

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Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen
9 months, 1 week ago

Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen

Al Jazeera  

UN warns of deteriorating situation as M23 rebels continue to make gains, pushing hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes. War is on the doorstep of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma city and the region is at breaking point, activists and aid workers have said, as the United Nations sounds an alarm over the situation in the …

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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Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says
9 months, 4 weeks 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 …

The United States tells Rwanda and Congo they must ‘walk back from the brink of war’
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The United States tells Rwanda and Congo they must ‘walk back from the brink of war’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The United States told Rwanda and Congo on Tuesday that they “must walk back from the brink of war,” the sharpest warning yet of a looming conflict between the African neighbors. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood delivered the warning at an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council called by France as violence has worsened in Congo’s …

The United States tells Rwanda and Congo they must 'walk back from the brink of war'
10 months, 3 weeks ago

The United States tells Rwanda and Congo they must 'walk back from the brink of war'

The Independent  

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What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help. Eastern Congo has been beset by conflict for …

What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
10 months, 3 weeks ago

What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis

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 …

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country's leader rules out talks with Rwanda
11 months, 1 week ago

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country's leader rules out talks with Rwanda

The Hindu  

January 31, 2024 12:53 pm | Updated 12:54 pm IST - Kinshasa “Militants killed at least 12 villagers in a spate of attacks in eastern Congo,” a local official and a civil society leader said as the country’s President ruled out dialogue with neighbouring Rwanda over a related conflict. The killings in Congo's North Kivu province took place on January …

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 …

Burundi closes border with Rwanda in latest East Africa row
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Burundi closes border with Rwanda in latest East Africa row

Al Jazeera  

The Rwandan government says Burundi had decided to shut its border with the East African nation, weeks after its president accused Kigali of hosting a rebel group. In late December, Burundi’s president, Evariste Ndayishimiye, accused Rwanda of hosting and training the Red Tabara rebel group, which claimed responsibility for an attack near Burundi’s western border with the Democratic Republic of …

Congo’s presidential election spotlights the deadly crisis in the east that has displaced millions
1 year ago

Congo’s presidential election spotlights the deadly crisis in the east that has displaced millions

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Elisha Manishimwe longs to return to his village in eastern Congo to vote in this month’s presidential election. On Monday, the U.S. State Department announced a 72-hour cease-fire in eastern Congo, but some of the more than 120 active rebel groups quickly distanced themselves from it, and Congo’s government had no comment. Whoever is elected president should …

US says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge
1 year ago

US says Congo and rebel groups agree to a 3-day cease-fire ahead of key election, but cracks emerge

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces and rebel groups have agreed on a 72-hour cease-fire to de-escalate tensions in the country’s hard-hit east near the border with Rwanda, the White House announced just days before Congo’s presidential election. The agreement was backed by both Congo and Rwanda, a spokeswoman for the White House National Security Council, Adrienne Watson, said in …

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says
1 year ago

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi, the top U.N. official in Congo warned the Security Council on Monday. She stressed that insecurity “has compounded the ongoing humanitarian crisis.” According to the U.N. humanitarian office, over 6.5 million people are displaced in Congo, 5.5 million …

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 …

The massive displacement in Congo | Explained
1 year, 2 months ago

The massive displacement in Congo | Explained

The Hindu  

November 07, 2023 10:41 pm | Updated November 13, 2023 12:23 pm IST The story so far: On October 30, the UN International Organization of Migration reported that the number of people who have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 6.9 million. Since then, the eastern DRC, bordering Rwanda, has been facing insurgency perpetrated …

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 …

Congo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year
1 year, 3 months ago

Congo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping force to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed to rein in conflicts in the country’s east. President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi in an address at the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders on Wednesday accused the 17,000-strong peacekeeping mission of …

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 …

Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, UN and aid group say
1 year, 5 months ago

Escalating violence in Congo displaces more people and demands urgent response, UN and aid group say

Associated Press  

DAKAR, Senegal — The United Nations warned that violence in northeastern Congo has escalated significantly, with more than 40 civilians killed in three days. “The scale and duration of displacement is historic, even for eastern DRC,” Dr. Guyguy Manangama, the head of emergency programs for Doctors Without Borders, also known by the French acronym MSF. The aid group provides medical …

‘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 — …

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