DR Congo president to hold talks to form unity government
M23 rebels, supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to UN experts, have been leading an insurgency ...
DR Congo crisis: DRC president accuses Rwanda of trying to disguise M23 as Congolese armed movement
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) holds over half of the world's cobalt reserves, a key component in electric vehicle ...
Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure ...
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.
M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
Rebels advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
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Are the Rwanda‑backed M23 rebels heading south?
After taking control of Goma, the M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – now want to advance further into South Kivu. But as they edge closer to Burundi, the war risks dragging in more neighbours. A week on ...
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
KAMPALA, Uganda — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group's ...
Sky24d
'We don't know what comes next': Fears after rebels take key city in Democratic Republic of Congo
We are not helped by Rwanda!" Image: M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma gave a feverish denial that the rebels are backed by Rwanda It will take more than a feverish denial to undermine the widely known ...
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M23 rebels force Romanian mercenaries to retreat to Rwanda
Columns of Romanian mercenaries hired by Congo were seen crossing into Rwanda on Wednesday, as M23 rebels tightened their grip on the Congolese city of Goma. On Tuesday, the Romanian foreign ...