Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...
Before the M23 rebels started fighting, Uganda and DRC had signed a deal to construct Bunagana-Rutshuru-Goma roads (89km). However, there has been a delay in tarmacking them after M23 rebels ...
Merely absorbing armed groups into a reserve force does little to address the underlying causes of the eastern DRC crisis.
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Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city. U.N. officials reported ...
In addition to the possible Ebola outbreak, there is an outbreak of Marburg fever, caused by a related virus, in Tanzania, which shares a border with eastern DRC. Global health experts said ...
Curious, I opened the attachment. It was a photo of some of the carnage in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – to be precise, the photo of corpses of those killed in the DRC’s never ...
She says this allows states not to accept responsibility for armed conflict and war crimes. Meanwhile, the DRC told the UN the advance of Rwandan forces into its territory is a Declaration of War.
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga and senior defence officials have expressed deep condolences to the families of the fallen soldiers. Meanwhile, the South African National Defence Union is ...
Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken key city of Goma The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion ...
In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again ...