DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
31 Jan 2025 · DR Congo and multiple UN reports have accused Rwanda of using the conflict as a way of looting Congolese minerals, such as gold and coltan, which is used to make mobile phones and other...
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
1 day ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — 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, civil society officials and residents told The Associated Press.. Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 …
Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma
1 day ago · A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major Congolese cities, Kinshasa and Goma. CENTRAL AFRICAN. REPUBLIC. SOUTH. SUDAN. UGANDA.
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city …
3 days ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo’s key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region Monday for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people. The M23 rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement came shortly after the U.N. …
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 …
30 Jan 2025 · Rwandan troops observed pouring into Congo . The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s longest conflicts, displacing 4.5 million people and creating what the U.N. called “one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth.”
Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict (2022–present)
A conflict began between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda in 2022 after Rwandan forces entered the country to provide military support to the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, including fighting alongside them against the Congolese military (FARDC) and pro-government militias.
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
28 Jan 2025 · Fighting between Congo, Rwanda and various rebel groups goes back decades and is intertwined with the conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups that led to the 1994 Rwandan genocide.
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese …
27 Jan 2025 · Rwanda denies the charge and accuses the DRC of harbouring members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, an anti-Kagame rebel group that was involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
28 Jan 2025 · The government of Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, appears intent on rewriting Congo’s map by seizing land, and so far, beyond issuing reproofs, Western countries have barely mustered a response.
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve ... - CNN
26 Jan 2025 · Rwanda accuses Congo of enlisting and fighting alongside Hutu rebels and former militiamen responsible for the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, particularly the Democratic Forces for the Liberation...