Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
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DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
(Nairobi) – Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), approaches Goma, the capital of ...
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M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.
M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city’s 2 million people
Panic is spreading in Goma in eastern Congo as M23 rebels encircle the city, battling Congo’s army. Many civilians have been wounded in the crossfire, stretching the main hospital.
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.
Rwanda's Kagame slams critics as Congo rebels press south
STORY: President Paul Kagame said that Rwanda was ready to, quote, "deal with" any possible "confrontation" with South Africa ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'
The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a dramatic escalation in a region that has seen ...
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Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...