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Rwanda, DR Congo peace talks hit snag as mediator Angola calls off meeting
1 week, 2 days ago

Rwanda, DR Congo peace talks hit snag as mediator Angola calls off meeting

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DRC presidency says talks had hit deadlock over a Rwandan demand that the DRC hold direct dialogue with M23. Angolan President Joao Lourenco – the African Union mediator to end the conflict – was meeting alone with DRC leader Felix Tshisekedi, Jorge said. Rwanda’s foreign ministry said that a lack of consensus over direct talks between the DRC and a …

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As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23
5 months, 1 week 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 …

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‘Living in fear’ amid relentless battle for eastern DR Congo
7 months, 1 week ago

‘Living in fear’ amid relentless battle for eastern DR Congo

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Kanyabayonga, Democratic Republic of the Congo – Innocent Kasereka sits in a rundown hospital in the war-torn eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, his neck bandaged where he was brutally slashed with a knife. “When the M23 arrived in Kibirizi they held a meeting and assured us that we were safe,” Kasereka said, forlornly, in the hospital director’s office. But …

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At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps
7 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps

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Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge. At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo …

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‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal?
7 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Blood minerals’: What are the hidden costs of the EU-Rwanda supply deal?

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EU plans to secure supplies for green revolution from Rwanda are likely to support smuggling of conflict minerals from DR Congo. ITSCI provides suppliers and external auditors with certification guaranteeing that supply chains only include minerals from government-validated mines, with a “bagging and tagging” system designed to prevent conflict minerals from tainting the flow. Global Witness’s Kopp said that, given …

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The Take: What’s behind the armed conflict in eastern DR Congo?
9 months, 3 weeks ago

The Take: What’s behind the armed conflict in eastern DR Congo?

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of Congolese civilians flee their homes as fighting escalates between government forces and M23 rebel group. Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is rich in resources, from gold and diamonds to coltan, used to power mobile phones. It is also the site of recent heavy fighting between government forces and the rebel group, M23, and whoever emerges on top …

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UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates
10 months ago

UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates

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A committee imposes an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on leaders of six armed groups fighting in the mineral-rich region. The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned the leaders of six armed groups fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid escalating violence in the country’s restive northeastern region. “We are pleased that as of today, six …

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A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo
10 months ago

A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

The resource-rich country, now facing a major rebel attack, has been racked by conflict for more than 30 years. On October 24, 1996, the Tutsi-dominated AFDL in Kivu and troops of the Rwandan army launched offensives in eastern DRC, sparking the First Congo War. In response, Rwanda backed a new rebel group, the Rally for Congolese Democracy which launched a …

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CODECO rebel attack kills 15 people in eastern DR Congo
10 months ago

CODECO rebel attack kills 15 people in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Violence has been on the rise in the conflict-hit eastern DR Congo in recent weeks as multiple armed groups wreak havoc. Armed rebels have killed 15 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled Ituri province, local sources said on Sunday, in the second such attack in days. CODECO fighters ambushed users of a road near the village of Tali …

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Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near Goma

Al Jazeera  

Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group. Thousands are “on the road right now”, trying to escape the violence and get to Goma, Al Jazeera’s Alain Uaykani said, reporting from Bulengo on Wednesday. We don’t know where we can go … but …

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Analysis: Has DR Congo’s Tshisekedi delivered enough to win a second term?
1 year ago

Analysis: Has DR Congo’s Tshisekedi delivered enough to win a second term?

Al Jazeera  

Thousands turn up at President Tshisekedi’s campaign rallies. “It was Kabila who controlled the situation.” A turning point soon came when Tshisekedi dealt a surprising card, edging out the former president’s cronies from government or winning them over with political positions or financial packages, Malukisa said. Whether he successfully leverages the powers of incumbency or is forced out after one …

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Five key issues at stake in the DR Congo’s crucial election
1 year ago

Five key issues at stake in the DR Congo’s crucial election

Al Jazeera  

Here’s what’s at stake as millions go to vote this December in Africa’s second-largest country by size. Widespread violence perpetrated by multiple armed groups with varying motives has racked the country’s east for about three decades now, leading to the displacement of seven million people. This November, Colin Robertson of Global Witness documented one of the more recent scandals at …

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Conflict-weary DR Congo votes on December 20: A guide to the election
1 year ago

Conflict-weary DR Congo votes on December 20: A guide to the election

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As the mineral-rich DR Congo prepares to vote for a new president this December, opponents are already crying foul. “The Congolese state is still riven with corruption and he hasn’t done anything visible or immediately obvious to tackle it,” says Richard Moncrieff, a consultant with the International Crisis Group. Barred from standing in the last election because of his mixed …

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Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote
1 year ago

Unease, uncertainty for displaced people in DR Congo ahead of Dec 20 vote

Al Jazeera  

Conflict and insecurity have dominated campaign discourse in the DRC and could stop displaced people from voting. “Now, we are starving.” Al Jazeera could not independently verify this incident, but it is consistent with reports of ongoing violence in Congo’s besieged east, and within Virunga National Park itself. Onesphore Sematumba, an analyst at the International Crisis Group, said the government, …

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What’s driving DR Congo’s deadly conflict with M23?
1 year, 6 months ago

What’s driving DR Congo’s deadly conflict with M23?

Al Jazeera  

On Tuesday, June 20 at 19:30 GMT: The Democratic Republic of Congo has been facing political instability and armed violence since 1996, with an estimated six million people killed since the conflict began. According to a Human Rights Watch report, M23 allegedly executed scores of villagers and militia members between November 2022 and April 2023, burying them in mass graves …

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DR Congo leader urges Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda
1 year, 9 months ago

DR Congo leader urges Macron to back sanctions against Rwanda

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Macron says he would wait for the end of several peace negotiation efforts before considering such a step. Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has urged visiting French President Emmanuel Macron to pursue international sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged military support to M23 rebels. The French president said that the DRC “must not be a spoils of war.” …

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East African leaders urge ceasefire in eastern DR Congo
1 year, 10 months ago

East African leaders urge ceasefire in eastern DR Congo

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The call came after leaders of the East African Community held a summit in Burundi on Saturday. East African regional leaders have renewed their call for an immediate ceasefire by all sides in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that pits the country’s military against a rebel group that the government has accused Rwanda of supporting. At a …

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M23 rebels take control of Kitshanga in eastern DR Congo
1 year, 10 months ago

M23 rebels take control of Kitshanga in eastern DR Congo

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The rebels seize the strategic town after days of fierce fighting, drawing condemnation from the UN. The M23 rebels have seized the strategic town of Kitshanga in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after days of fierce fighting, drawing condemnation from the UN. M23′s political spokesman, Lawrence Kanyuka, in a statement on Thursday accused government troops of attacking civilians in …

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EU calls on Rwanda to stop supporting M23 rebels in DR Congo
1 year, 11 months ago

EU calls on Rwanda to stop supporting M23 rebels in DR Congo

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The bloc’s comments came after UN experts’ report found ‘direct intervention’ by Rwandan forces inside the DR Congo. The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swaths of territory in North Kivu province in the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo. EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Saturday said the European …

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DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels
2 years ago

DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels

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Democratic Republic of the Congo says ‘children were killed’ in attack it blames on rebels in country’s restive east. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in the DRC denounced reports of the atrocities last week, saying they could amount to “crimes under international humanitarian law” if confirmed. The DRC army and the M23 — a predominantly Congolese Tutsi rebel group — have …

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

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

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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”. …

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

DR Congo army accuses M23 rebels of killing 50 civilians

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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 …

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

Rwanda agrees on ‘immediate ceasefire’ in eastern DR Congo

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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 …

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DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebel targets in east, official says
2 years, 1 month ago

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

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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 …

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