M23, Rwanda and DRC

U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned Rwanda Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe over alleged support for the March 23 Movement.
M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops flee
M23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the fighting.
DRC Conflict: UNSC calls on Rwanda troops to leave
In a unanimous resolution, the Security Council condemned the M23 advances with the support of the Rwanda Defense Forces. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has also called for a ceasefire in the region.
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 Rwanda to stop backing the M23 group and halt the bloodshed. The group, supported by some 4,
UN calls for withdrawal of M23 rebels from DRC
The UN Security Council has issued a statement calling for the withdrawal of M23 rebels from eastern DRC. Further more Rwanda is urged to cease its support for the group. This comes as international community is focused on the Democratic Republic of the Congo .
UNSC calls on Rwanda to pull troops from DRC
The United Nations Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its troops from the Democratic Republic of Congo. The call comes amid ongoing tensions and conflict in the region.
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DRC: rebels suspend govt services in captured Bukavu city
Movement (M23) rebels have issued a temporary suspension of services for state employees and officials in the captured city of Bukavu, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In a statement ...
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70 Christians beheaded in DRC church attack: 'Grim tapestry of violence'
Seventy Christians were discovered beheaded inside a Protestant church in the Democratic Republic of Congo s North Kivu ...
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Eastern DRC: Civilian victims of renewed tensions between government and rebels
The city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has fallen into the hands of M23 rebels. Civilians are the ...
Rwanda Says DRC Criticism of Arsenal, Bayern and PSG Deals Threatens Regional Peace
Rwanda says it is defending itself, accusing Congo's military of joining forces with ethnic Hutu-led militias bent on ...
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Two more SANDF soldiers killed in DRC to be laid to rest on Sunday
On Saturday, eight of the soldiers who were killed in the crossfire between M23 rebels and DRC army forces were laid to rest by their families in different parts of the country.
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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Indigenous people cut down trees as solar energy remains inaccessible and costly in DRC
When night falls in the Batwa village of Lukwangulo, only the local chief’s house is illuminated. In this village in the ...