DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
WEBRebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are ... - AP News
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in …
WEBJul 11, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in …
M23 rebels seize key DRC town, Congolese military blames Rwanda
WEBJun 13, 2022 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s military has accused Rwanda of “no less than an invasion” after M23 rebels captured a key border town, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the...
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near …
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group.
DR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
WEBJun 13, 2023 · (Nairobi) – Rwanda -backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022, Human Rights Watch said today.
131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, says UN | AP News
WEBDec 8, 2022 · The M23 rebel group killed men, women and children in two villages in Congo’s Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province last month, according to a preliminary investigation by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Congo and MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country.
Threat of regional war intensifies as DR Congo rebels close in on …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Aid agencies warn of humanitarian catastrophe as resurgent M23 militia fights its way through mineral-rich region. People displaced by the escalating violence in eastern DRC board a boat heading...
DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebel targets in east, official says
WEBNov 8, 2022 · DR Congo jets bomb M23 rebel targets in east, official says. Air strikes carried out after M23 rebels seize territory in the eastern DR Congo, displacing at least 90,000 people in the past...
DR Congo: Guterres urges M23 rebels to respect Tuesday ... - UN News
WEBMar 6, 2023 · The UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a ceasefire agreement due to come into effect on Tuesday.
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