Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels
7 hours ago · The M23 briefly managed to take over Goma during a previous rebellion in 2012, prompting international donors to cut aid to Rwanda. Even then, the rebels did not hold as much ground as they do now.
What to know about the escalating conflict in ... - Associated Press News
1 day ago · DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda.. The offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has stretched local hospitals to the limit, with hundreds of wounded coming in every day as civilians get caught ...
M23 rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo - BBC
6 hours ago · The EU's foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas urged the M23 to halt its advance and condemned Rwanda's support for the group, the AFP news agency reports. ... DR Congo and the UN say the M23 is backed ...
DR Congo fighting: M23 rebels kill Governor Peter Chirimwami - BBC News
2 days ago · The DR Congo and the UN say the M23 is backed by Rwanda. The Rwandan authorities neither confirm nor deny this. UN experts say Rwanda has between 3,000 and 4,000 troops operating alongside the M23 ...
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates
2 hours ago · The M23 briefly managed to take over Goma during a previous rebellion in 2012, prompting international donors to cut aid to Rwanda. Even then, the rebels did not hold as much ground as they do now. The insecurity has also deepened eastern provinces' already dire humanitarian situation with 400,000 more people forced to flee their homes this ...
M23 rebels battling Congo’s army close in on ... - Associated Press News
2 days ago · Congo, the United States and U.N. experts accuse Rwanda of backing the M23, mainly composed of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army over a decade ago. Rwanda’s government denies the claim but last year admitted that it has troops and missile systems in eastern Congo to safeguard its security, pointing to a buildup of Congolese ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
2 days ago · Rwanda claims M23 is fighting for the rights of Congo’s Tutsis — the ethnic group targeted by extremists from Rwanda’s Hutu majority in the 1994 genocide in which more than 800,000 people ...
Guterres voices alarm over M23 rebel offensive in DR Congo ... - UN News
2 days ago · Secretary-General António Guterres in a statement issued by his Spokesperson noted the Rwandan-backed rebels seizure of Sake, in South Kivu, “which increases the threat” to the regional capital Goma – all of which is “heightening the threat of a regional war.” Rwanda denies any direct involvement with M23 fighters. Since the UN Mission withdrew from South Kivu in June 2024 ...
DR Congo conflict: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture Minova
5 days ago · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern trading town of Minova, according to various sources. ... The Reuters news agency quotes Corneille ...
M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a ... - Associated Press News
4 days ago · Congo, the United States and U.N. experts accuse neighboring Rwanda of backing M23. Rwanda denies the claim. M23 has been making significant advances in eastern Congo in recent weeks. The rebels captured the key mining town of Masisi in North Kivu earlier this month, another key supply route for Goma.