Rwanda-backed rebels flout ceasefire by rampaging through Congo as death toll nears 3,000 including scores of female ...

An international arrest warrant has been issued for Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition, which includes the Rwandan-backed M23 group, as violence escalates in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). A Congo military …

World News | Rwanda-backed Rebels Have Seized Another Town in Eastern Congo

Goma, Congo, Feb 6 (AP) Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil …

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Rwanda's expansionism risks internationalizing the conflict in the DRC

On Sunday, January 26, members of the Rwandan Defense Forces (FDR) and the rebel movement March 23 Movement (M23) entered Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Within 48 hours, they had taken control of the …

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Death toll in Congo uprising nears 3,000 including scores of female inmates who were raped and burned alive with their ...

The death toll following a brutal storming from Rwandan-backed rebels in the Congolese city of Goma has neared 3,000 after hundreds of women were raped then burned alive during a mass jailbreak. The atrocity saw female inmates slain in their wing in the …

Death toll in Congo uprising nears 3,000 including scores of female inmates who were raped and burned alive with their ...

The death toll following a brutal storming from Rwandan-backed rebels in the Congolese city of Goma has neared 3,000 after hundreds of women were raped then burned alive during a mass jailbreak. The atrocity saw female inmates slain in their wing in the …

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Goma, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil society …

Roundup: Get up to speed on the Rwanda-M23 offensive in DR Congo

The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a three-year insurgency heavily supported by neighbouring Rwanda despite its awful impact on millions of Congolese civilians. Morgues …

Rwanda’s mineral trade at risk as international NGOs push EU to withdraw agreement

In a letter to the E.U, a coalition of international civil society organizations and NGOs condemned the ongoing expansion of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels into Congolese territory. Addressed to EU President Ursula von der Leyen, Vice-President Séjourné, and …