Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described ...
UN Security Council demands M23 stop offensive in eastern Congo
The United Nations Security mbbbmlengthy statement. The council urged Rwanda and the DRC to return to talks to achieve peace ...
Explainer: Why is eastern Congo's M23 conflict escalating?
A three-year insurgency in Democratic Republic of Congo's mineral-rich east has intensified since the start of this year, ...
Congo violence escalates as M23 follow raw materials trail
The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while ...
DR Congo: France says Goma city close to falling to Rwanda-backed M23 militiamen
As M23 militia fighters, allegedly alongside Rwandan troops, push into the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, capital of the ...
DRC creates a reserve force to fight the M23 – why this may backfire
Merely absorbing armed groups into a reserve force does little to address the underlying causes of the eastern DRC crisis.
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MONUSCO operational status raised to counter M23 in eastern DRC as rebels claim Goma
The M23 advance on North Kivu capital Goma, first reported last week, saw the United Nations (UN) mission in Democratic ...