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AFP on MSN · 1d

M23, Rwanda troops launch fresh east DR Congo offensive

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining town in South Kivu province, as they resumed their advance towards the regional capital Bukavu.

The Africa Report · 15h

DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious mineral are mined every month and then exported to Rwanda.

thenewhumanitarian · 1d

Roundup: Get up to speed on the Rwanda-M23 offensive in DR Congo

The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a three-year insurgency heavily supported by neighbouring Rwanda despite its awful impact on millions of Congolese civilians.

Congo, M23 rebellion

The Economist · 14h

A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on

The group has made dramatic advances in Congo’s North Kivu province since re-emerging as a force in late 2021. It has repeatedly denied receiving support from Rwanda. And the government in Kigali equivocates about its support for the rebels.

The Pioneer · 1h

Rwanda-backed rebels seize another town in Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu,

Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

AFP on MSN17h

M23 calls public meeting in captured DRC city as fighters advance

Rwandan-backed M23 called its first public meeting on Thursday since seizing the Congolese city of Goma after deadly clashes, ...

9d

M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

Rwanda, M23 and Goma: Déjà-vu

The fall of Goma in North Kivu marks a temporary low point in eastern DRC’s decades-long turmoil.

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