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UK says DRC sovereignty 'must be respected' as M23 advance
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said DR Congo's "sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected" in a statement Sunday after the M23 armed group advanced on several fronts in the DRC's ...
Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure ...
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time ...
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DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing
Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious mineral are mined every month and then exported to Rwanda. By taking control of Rubaya in North Kivu, the M23 now has its hands on one ...
Houston Chronicle16d
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a stadium rally and promising safety under their ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
As thousands gathered at the stadium in Goma, which the rebels captured last week with the support of troops from neighboring Rwanda, M23 political leader Corneille Nangaa told the crowd that the ...
AllAfrica.com19d
"Rwandan Support for the M23 Threatens to Turn the Conflict into a Regional Crisis"
Anger is growing in the DRC's capital, Kinshasa, where protesters are attacking embassies to denounce international passivity about Rwanda, widely seen as being the M23's main supporter.
Sky19d
EU facing pressure to drop Rwanda mineral deal over DRC involvement - but fears China could step in
The battles for its control included artillery and mortar exchange with neighbouring Rwanda witnessed by Sky News. The takeover comes after M23 captured large swathes of mining territory in ...
PBS19d
Rwanda-backed rebels declare unilateral ceasefire but still control the major Congo city they seized
Kenya’s President William Ruto said Monday the presidents of Congo and Rwanda would attend. The M23 rebels are backed by some 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N. experts ...
CNN19d
Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
Much of the international community believes that Rwanda backs the M23 rebels, who claimed to capture the city of Goma in eastern Congo last week. UN experts believe that an estimated 3,000 ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fall of Goma - Why Rwandan Aggression in DR Congo Must Be Stopped
Cambridge, United States — "Rwanda's largest donors have failed to a coordinate any meaningful opposition." On 27 January, the Rwandan military and an armed group known as the M23 seized Goma ...