Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country's mineral-rich east, residents ...
Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu province before capturing the provincial capital, Goma, a city of two million, ...
Congo conflict shutters Heineken brewery, cripples economy
At his bar in Bukavu - a city in eastern Congo overrun by Rwandan-backed rebels last month - Adolphe Amani dipped into his ...
M23 rebels enter another eastern Congo town, defying calls for ceasefire
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents called for an ...
DR Congo, Rwanda call for cease-fire in surprise Qatar joint statement
In a surprise announcement from Qatar Tuesday the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda jointly called for a cease-fire in ...
At least 14 people killed in second night of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza
A second consecutive night of renewed airstrikes on Gaza killed at least 14 people and injured many more as Israeli Prime ...
Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss the insurgency in eastern Congo
The meeting between Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame to discuss the insurgency was ...
How Rwanda and Congo Can Forge a Lasting Peace
Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.