Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...
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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 three-year insurgency heavily supported by neighbouring Rwanda despite its ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo's largest city
Rebels backed by Rwanda have captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an ...
Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...
Rwanda-backed rebels declare unilateral ceasefire but still control the major Congo city they seized
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major city in eastern Congo have declared a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...
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Crisis in Congo: On the Democratic Republic of the Congo and rebels
Congo and UN experts say neighbouring Rwanda, ruled by a Tutsi-led government, is backing M23. In 2012, shortly after it was founded, M23 seized much of Goma. But it withdrew as Rwanda came under ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
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 ...