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M23 addresses crowds in captured DR Congo city, as fighters advance
GOMA - Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to "liberate all of the Congo" in its first public meeting since seizing the eastern city of Goma after deadly clashes, as its fighters advanced towards another regional capital.
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.
Expert Q&A: What the M23 Rebels Want in the Congo Conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who stunned the world with their seizure of the major city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with Congolese forces on Monday.
M23 calls public meeting in captured DRC city as fighters advance
Rwandan-backed M23 called its first public meeting on Thursday since seizing the Congolese city of Goma after deadly clashes, as its fighters advanced towards another regional capital.
Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, the Rwanda-backed insurgents are intent on showing they can restore order and govern.
M23 rebels declare ceasefire in eastern Congo
The M23 rebel group, which recently captured the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), announced on Monday that it would observe a ceasefire starting on Tuesday.“The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) informs the public that in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the regime in Kinshasa,
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the ...
Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say
Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa ...
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Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 rebels takeover
The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the ...
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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 ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
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Congo hostilities fuelled by longstanding grievances. Your smartphone is also a factor
The M23 has alliances with some political groups, including one led by Corneille Nangaa, a former official of the Congo's electoral commission including during a criticized 2018 election win for ...
Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says
At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’
Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a political party and ...