New Vision on MSN1h
M23 fighters seize key DR Congo town despite ceasefire bid
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has taken control of the mining hub of Walikale in DR Congo, local sources said Thursday, ...
The New Humanitarian1h
After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu province before capturing the provincial capital, Goma, a city of two million, ...
Responsible Statecraft on MSN9d
M23 & Rwanda are trying to redraw the map and it's all about to blow
Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN1d
Uganda: the quiet power in the eastern DRC conflict
Uganda's role in eastern DR Congo has largely gone under the radar during recent violence but its complex approach aims to ...
M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks, citing international sanctions
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...
'They killed all these young people' - BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese city
The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo, ignoring ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
allAfrica.com on MSN3d
Southern African bloc decides to end military mission in DRC
The southern African regional bloc has decided to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
New Vision on MSN6d
Southern Africa bloc ends military mission in DR Congo
The SAMIDRC was sent to help the government of the DRC, a Southern African Development Community member, restore peace and ...
Congo rebel leader to Reuters: Qatar mediation 'doesn't concern us'
The leader of the rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that the group was not bound ...
Africanews on MSN7d
Southern African countries to pull troops out of eastern Congo
Gaza’s children were barred from schooling as schools in the Palestinian enclave were either destroyed or turned into ...
allAfrica.com on MSN8d
Rwanda-Backed M23 Targets Journalists, Activists
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group and the allied Alliance Fleuve Congo have threatened, detained, and attacked journalists, ...