Kinshasa estimates that more than 7,000 people have been killed in eastern DR Congo since M23 rebels began seizing territory there this year, while the Rwanda-backed rebels claim to be ...
Angola says the government of Congo and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks next week DAKAR, Senegal -- The government of Congo will hold peace talks next week in Angola with the ...
Direct peace talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will begin in the Angolan capital on March 18, Angola's presidency said in a statement on Wednesday. The Southern African ...
Volker Türk said in a statement Tuesday that his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week. We are also aware that children ...
On Sunday, M23 rebels captured the city of 1.3 million people after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. Bukavu lies 101 kilometers south of Goma, which was captured by the rebels in late January.
Congo says M23 and Rwandan troops have entered Bukavu No major clashes reported as rebels closed in Provincial governor says Congolese troops have pulled back Rapid offensive has fanned fears of a ...
Angola to mediate talks between Congo and M23 rebels Congo's government hesitant to engage in talks with M23 Rwanda denies backing M23 rebels, claims self-defence March 11 (Reuters) - Angola said ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), during a rapid advance in the region, the governor of South Kivu ...
Angola has been trying to mediate a lasting ceasefire and reduce tensions between Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, which has been accused of backing the Tutsi-led M23 rebels. Rwanda denies those ...
The Southern African regional bloc has said it will conclude its troop deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), having decided on a “phased withdrawal”. Leaders from the 16 ...