What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid ... - Associated Press News
Feb 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.
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Rebels 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.
Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in ... - AP News
3 days ago · KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s government on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in the central African nation’s east. The minister of the interior, Jacquemain Shabani, denounced the “massive arrival of foreign populations” in the territories of Rutshuru and Masisi in North Kivu province, where ...
Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. ... FILE - M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba ...
At least 10 people killed as rebels seize a town in Congo's conflict ...
Mar 7, 2024 · A rebel group with alleged links to neighbouring Rwanda seized a town in Congo's conflict-hit eastern region following attacks that killed at least 10 people and displaced thousands, reports said...
DR Congo: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
Jun 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.
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near …
Feb 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.
Threat of regional war intensifies as DR Congo rebels close in on …
Mar 19, 2024 · M23, made up mostly of Congolese Tutsis, claims to be protecting the DRC’s Tutsi population against a Hutu militia, the FDLR. Rwanda sees militias such as the FDLR as a threat to its security...
SA-led SAMIDRC announces operation to push back M23 rebels in ... - News24
May 6, 2024 · The South Africa-led SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (SAMIDRC) will conduct an armed operation to reopen humanitarian corridors M23 rebels blocked during attacks on displaced people's camps in North Kivu.
M23 rebels seize key DRC town, Congolese military blames Rwanda
Jun 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...