As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in
Kagame faces growing charges of aggression in neighboring Congo. About 4,000 Rwandan troops are fighting alongside M23 rebels ...
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Violence, Minerals, and the Inevitable in Central Africa
Perhaps more importantly, it contains some of the world’s largest deposits of key minerals, such as cobalt, which is ...
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
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US and European nations pressure Rwanda to defuse M23 rebellion
They have imposed sanctions on officials of the rebel group, as well as on government officials, summoned envoys or ...
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M23: A bitter pill for eastern DR Congo’s militia epidemic or an unlikely catalyst for peace?
The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been a region in perpetual crisis way longer than our generation. Over 130 armed groups. Decades of violence. Millions displaced. Countless ...
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DR Congo crisis: Over 2,100 police officers, 890 Congolese soldiers join M23 in Bukavu
More than 2,100 Congolese police officers and 890 soldiers on Saturday, February 22, joined the AFC/M23 rebellion in Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo’s South Kivu Province which the rebels seized last ...
M23 rebels advance into eastern DRC's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
The M23 rebels entered the city's Kazingu and Bagira zone and ... an allegation the DRC rejects. The rebellion has killed at ...
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Congo Crisis: Panic, Power, and Peril Amid Rising Rebellion
As Rwandan-backed rebels advance in the Democratic Republic of Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi faces growing distrust and ...
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U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
Advertisement Treasury alleged that M23 is responsible for human rights abuses including killings, sexual violence and attacks against civilians that have occurred during its armed rebellion ...
M23 Fighters Seize City of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 insurgent fighters have seized Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo. M23’s latest advance in the region marks the group’s most significant ...