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Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo

RD Congo government calls rebels' ceasefire 'communication'

Earlier this week, the M23 declared a ceasefire in Goma, DR Congo. 'The situation is pretty calm in Goma itself', France 24's Emmet Livingston reports, 'but it's important to understand that this is not really a ceasefire,

U.S. News & World Report · 2d

Rebels in Congo Capture Town Despite Ceasefire, Sources Say

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

The Washington Post · 3d

Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue

Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false communication,” while the United Nations on Tuesday noted reports of heavy fightin

DR Congo conflict advances

BBC on MSN · 8d

South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, Monusco, following the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.

Yahoo · 10h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.

Daily Journal · 1d

DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres call

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What's going on in DR Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels have taken over city of Goma?

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have claimed to capture a key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo - Goma. This is the ...

BBC on MSN7d

What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?

M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.

The New York Times8d

A Conflict in Congo

Critical minerals factor into the fight. By Ruth Maclean Rebels backed by Rwanda are seizing huge tracts of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Their progress has been swift and stunning.

Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN11d

France says Rwanda's offensive on DR Congo 'must stop' as rebels capture Goma

Gunfire rang out early on Monday across parts of Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, hours after Rwanda-backed M23 ...

BBC9d

RD Congo: EAC isaba ko intambara ihagarara, M23 yoyo ibandanya isatira

Itangazo ryasohowe inyuma y'iyi nama rivuga ko abakuru b'ibihugu vya EAC basaba bashimitse reta ya RD Congo kugiriranira "ibiganiro bitaziguye n'abo bose bafise uruhara muri iyi ntambara ...

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Kenya’s Congo Debacle: How Crony Elite Politics Lost The Fight Against M23

A few minutes after 5 AM on Sunday, the 3rd of December 2023, Kenyan soldiers loaded themselves into a Kenya Air Force plane ...

CBC.ca6d

Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma

At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a ...

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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after rebels enter key city

In an op-ed in the Financial Times on Sunday, Jason Stearns, author of The War That Doesn’t Say Its Name: The Unending Conflict in the Congo, accused the west of soft-peddling on Rwanda, which he ...

ESPN7mon

Congo DR Scores, Stats and Highlights - ESPN

South Africa took third place at the Africa Cup of Nations finals in the Ivory Coast when they edged the Democratic Republic of Congo 6-5 on penalties after a goalless draw at the Felix Houphouet ...

CBC.ca7d

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo amid reports of execution, rape

Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the UN said Friday, while also expressing concerns over executions it learned ...

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