Escalation in the DR Congo: M23 Rebels Follow the Trail of Raw Materials
Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda. The North Kivu region is rich in gold and coltan.Within three years, the March 23 movement, supported by Rwanda, has managed to occupy large parts of North ...
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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
Mariam Nasibu stands by her 10-year-old daughter Deborah, who was wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday ...
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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 ...
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
Last year, Makenga’s M23 joined Nangaa’s Congo River Alliance and with Nangaa at the helm of the revamped outfit, the M23 looked even more menacing to Congolese authorities, analysts say.
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
M23 forcing local alliances in Congo Unlike in 2012, when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda-speaking fighters pushing mainly for their full integration into the Congolese army ...