Belgian cycling team withdraws from Tour of Rwanda because of conflict in neighboring Congo
Belgian cycling team Soudal-Quick Step has withdrawn its development team from the upcoming Tour of Rwanda because of safely ...
Morning Star2d
M23 militia accused of causing mass displacement in eastern DR Congo
The M23 militia — the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of Congo’s mineral-rich east — captured ...
The New York Times17d
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
Rwanda has as many as 4,000 troops in eastern Congo supporting the M23 advance, United Nations experts say. The government of Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, appears intent on rewriting Congo ...
Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who ...
Voice of America14d
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military ...