Rwandan-backed group declares ceasefire in DRC's war-torn east
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in DR Congo's perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.
The war in eastern DRC
Behind the intrigue of South Africa and Tanzania’s role ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | A terse exchange between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame on X was the latest escalation in the fallout over the fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in the DRC declare a unilateral ceasefire
The rebels said the ceasefire would start Tuesday. The announcement came shortly after the U.N. said 900 people were killed in last week’s fighting in Goma between rebels and Congolese forces.
DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed armed group advances in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.Tshisekedi and Kagame will join a two-day joint summit of eastern and southern African countries due to begin on Friday in Tanzania,
Alert: Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in eastern Congo declare a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds
Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in eastern Congo declare a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds.
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Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
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U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Crisis in the DRC: In Goma with the victims of the war between the M23 and the Congolese army
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Life in Goma, the Congolese city under a new occupation
A glimpse of life after the siege in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, as some semblance of a tenuous peace returns, as does the fear of reprisals.
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Sexual violence being used as weapon of war in DRC – UN
As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the Office of ...
Rwandan-backed rebels capture Goma in dramatic escalation of Congo war
Goma is the capital of the conflict-battered North Kivu province, whose minerals are critical to much of the world’s ...
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DRC - in Goma, a Chaotic Situation and Many War Wounded [press release]
This week, the fighting between M23, the Congolese army, and their respective allies reached the city centre of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams have ...