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Uganda backed M23 in DRC, Rwanda’s ‘de facto control’ on group: UN experts
5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

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‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Since the start of 2024, more than 170 security incidents have directly targeted humanitarian workers, the UN says. According to accounts shared with Al Jazeera by some displaced people, misconceptions and communication scarcity may be among factors leading to the mistrust of aid workers in the DRC. It’s not cautious to attack NGOs, it can negatively impact on the humanitarian …

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Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

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Kenya deploys hundreds of troops to regional force in eastern DRC
2 years, 1 month 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 …

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UN troops in DRC make ‘strategic withdrawal’ from key army base
2 years, 1 month ago

UN troops in DRC make ‘strategic withdrawal’ from key army base

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say the loss of the military base is a setback for the DRC’s war against armed groups in the eastern region. The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has withdrawn troops from the eastern military base of Rumangabo, ceding ground in the battle against the M23 rebel group. The M23 resumed fighting in late …

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UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict
2 years, 5 months ago

UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has warned that fighting in the east of the country could spiral out of control, amid reports of grave human right abuses in the region’s restive provinces. A recent flare-up of heavy fighting has revived decades-old animosities between the governments of DRC and neighbouring Rwanda, with the former blaming …

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What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?
2 years, 6 months ago

What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?

Al Jazeera  

The Norwegian Refugee Council declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most neglected refugee crisis – for the second year running. That space, especially its mineral-rich eastern region, has been the battleground for more than a hundred armed groups fighting for control of territory there or using it as a base to launch attacks into some of …

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Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’
2 years, 6 months ago

Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’

Al Jazeera  

Relations have been strained since the mass arrival of Rwandan Hutus in eastern DRC after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Hundreds have staged an anti-Rwanda protest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, over Kigali’s alleged support to the M23, a notorious rebel group, as tensions between the two neighbours grow. The Rwanda Defence Force later said two soldiers …

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The failed ‘state of siege’ in eastern DRC should not be extended
2 years, 7 months ago

The failed ‘state of siege’ in eastern DRC should not be extended

Al Jazeera  

There are much more promising strategies that could help bring sustainable peace to the region. Since then, the Congolese army, Ugandan forces, and the UN’s largest peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, have all been playing their part in a big push against the region’s myriad armed groups. A summit chaired by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on April 21 agreed to deploy a …

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Several killed as protests rock Goma in eastern DRC
3 years ago

Several killed as protests rock Goma in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Clashes between protesters and police break out in capital of North Kivu province. “Two law enforcement officers were killed and two seriously injured,” General Sylvain Ekenge, a spokesman for the military governor of North Kivu province, told reporters. Many in Goma are also fed up with a surge in attacks by various armed groups in North Kivu and Ituri provinces …

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