M23 advances deeper in east DRC

M23 advances deeper in east DRC as Congolese troops flee
M23 fighters on Friday advanced further on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east as international pressure mounted on Rwanda to stop backing the armed group and halt the fighting.
Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
By Elodie Toto “Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general coordinator of the Indigenous rights NGO ADELIPO-Congo. For several months now,
M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern DRC
Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo whose residents appeared resigned to their fate under the new rulers.
M23 fighters press locals into east DRC city clean-up
GOMA - Gun-toting M23 fighters on Thursday watched on as requisitioned locals cleaned up streets in the eastern DR Congo city of Bukavu seized by the Rwanda-backed group.
M23 rebels ‘execute’ children in assault on major DRC city
M23 rebels shot dead three children when they stormed into the city of Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations has said.
East Congo: After taking Bukavu, where next for M23? Uvira
Rebels from the M23, backed by the Rwandan army, continue to advance in South Kivu drawing closer to the Burundian border, where troops sent by President Évariste Ndayishimiye have gradually retreated.
Video: M23 targets more territory: Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city
Rwanda-backed rebels advance on eastern DRC city The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels continue their advance in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, capturing large areas in recent weeks. Calm is returning to Bukavu after the rebels took control of the city on Sunday,
False: Rwanda denies its involvement in DRC war
Multiple investigations, including by the United Nations, have shown that Rwandan forces are fighting in the eastern ...
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The Church offers a glimmer of hope amidst unimaginable suffering in DRC’s Goma
One could write endlessly about the horrors I witnessed this week in Goma, Eastern DRC. The streets, once filled with life, bore the marks of conflict—bodies being cleared away, bullet casings ...
After Goma, DRC's Bukavu falls under M23 rebels' control
The armed group, backed by several thousand Rwandan soldiers, has taken the capital of South Kivu province. It continues to ...
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M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
The statement comes after a flareup in fighting in eastern DRC that has killed hundred and wounded thousands. On Jan. 31, ...
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US sanctions Rwandan minister, M23 spokesman over DRC conflict
The U.S. Treasury Department said Rwanda’s Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe, a retired general,was ...
DRC’s Fall Inevitable? Goma, Bukavu in M23 Hands | Kinshasa Is Only a Step Away | Rebels Set For...?
M23 rebels have captured Bukavu in the DRC, following Goma's fall, with locals surprisingly welcoming them. The DRC faces ...
Rebel-held ports in eastern DR Congo re-open as aid needs grow
Boat traffic returned to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Lake Kivu on Tuesday as ports re-opened in two cities which ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 moves in on Congo border city
While the rest of the world focuses on the US, Ukraine, and the Middle East, is Rwanda’s Paul Kagame on the quiet staking out ...