Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern
When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, ...
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 ...
DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...
DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the ...
DR Congo: What is happening in Goma and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in what ...
M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire
Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'
The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as ...
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DRC: Rwanda‑backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’
Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
The M23 militia, funded and directed by Rwanda, said it had seized the city of Goma, terrifying its people, many of whom sought shelter there after fleeing the rebel advance. By Caleb Kabanda and ...
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
The takeover of Goma is yet another territorial gain for the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) rebel coalition, which includes the M23 armed group – sanctioned by the United States and the United Nations.
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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
As hundreds of thousands of civilians fled escalating violence in recent days, seeking sanctuary in Goma, the rebel group M23 was right behind them. M23, which the United Nations and others say is ...