Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern DRC
United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between
DRCongo: The man leading M23 rebels
Now head of the Congo River Alliance (CRA) and allied with the Rwanda-backed M23, Mr Nangaa has seized key cities, including Goma, and vows to march on Kinshasa. Sentenced to death in absentia, he remains at the centre of the DRC’s escalating conflict. How did he rise to power?
DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.
Explainer-What's happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?
WHAT IS HAPPENING IN GOMA? After entering Goma on Monday night, the rebels faced pockets of resistance, particularly around strategic areas including the airport. Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC),
DRC: Residents of M23‑occupied Goma pick up the pieces
The eastern DRC city of Goma was seized by M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies on 26 January. Residents have emerged to count the dead and make sense of the fast-moving offensive.
M23 rebels seen in centre of Goma, DRC, despite UN demand for them to leave, witnesses say
M23 vows to defend Tutsi interests, particularly against ethnic Hutu militias such as the FDLR, which was founded by Hutus who fled Rwanda after participating in the 1994 genocide of more than 800 000 Tutsis and moderate Hutus.
At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC, in fighting with Rwanda-backed M23
Rebels had captured the city in January in major escalation of 10-year-old conflict
DRC: Who is Corneille Nangaa, the man leading the M23 rebels?
Former election-chief-turned-rebel-leader Corneille Nangaa has gone from overseeing Congo’s contested 2018 election to leading a powerful insurgency against the DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi.
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012
Rebels advance, diplomacy stalls in the DRC
At least 700 people have been killed over the past week in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, or DRC. Observers believe that M23’s war with government forces, which displaced 400,
M23 rebels advancing towards major city in eastern Congo, UN says
The M23 rebel group is advancing towards another major city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, a leading UN official said on Friday.Days after taking Goma, the Rwandan-backed fighters are about 60 kilometres north of Bukavu,
There are bodies in the streets in the DRC as rebel group's sweep reignites decades old conflict
A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times the size of Texas that is estimated ...
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SA must engage with M23 rebels in DRC to make sure wounded, dead troops repatriated, says retired SANDF general
General Derrick Mgwebu said that the only way through the crisis unfolding in the mineral-rich DRC was not through megaphone ...
SANDF names 14 soldiers killed in DRC M23 rebel attack
The South African National Defence Force has released the names of 14 soldiers who made the ultimate sacrifice during an M23 ...
Civilians at increased risk as M23 rebels capture DRC's Goma, rights advocates warn
Fighting between M23 and Democratic Republic of the Congo forces has displaced 400,000 since the start of this year, ...
DRC foreign minister accuses Rwanda of illegal occupation amid M23 conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...
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South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of ...
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SANDF dismisses claims soldiers are ‘trapped’ and M23 is ‘monitoring their movement’
South African Nation Defence Force (SANDF) spokesperson Siphiwe Dlamini denied that SA troops were starving. South African ...
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DRC crisis: It’s back to the future
The SADC forces have lost dozens of soldiers since the M23 resumed fighting in the eastern DRC. The bloc lost 16 soldiers ...