Goma North East Congo

Congo, Rwanda and M23 rebellion

Rwanda-backed rebels make gains in DR Congo’s mineral-rich east

M23’s success comes after a surprise meeting between the presidents of Congo and Rwanda in Qatar, where they pledged to ease tensions.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo, ignoring ceasefire calls

Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo's army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents as the M23 rebel group expands its footprint in the conflict-torn African country.

Reuters · 3d

Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town

The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ceasefire "doesn't concern us" as his forces pushed deeper into Congolese territory by capturing the strategic town of Walikale.

The New Humanitarian3d

After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?

Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...

Agence France-Presse on MSN17h

M23 remain in eastern DR Congo town despite announcing withdrawal

The M23 armed group on Sunday remained in the town of Walikale which it recently captured in eastern Democratic Republic of ...

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Congo faces setback in mpox response after Rwanda-backed rebels advance in the east

Six weeks after Rwanda-backed rebels captured the eastern Congolese cities of Goma and Bukavu, the region is facing a setback ...

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Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war

As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja's home near the airport to loot, firing indiscriminately and shooting her ...

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Over half DR Congo UN forces now in the country’s east

Termination of the SAMIDRC regional peacekeeping mission in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) earlier this month ...

The East African on MSN13d

How M23 war has disrupted East Africa trade with Congo?

It’s estimated that Uganda used to collect over Ush500 million ($136,000) in revenue from the Bunagana border annually ...

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