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Rwanda, Congo and rebels

Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south

As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and Congo said it planned a campaign to recover lost territory.

The Boston Globe · 1d

M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire

Much of the beleagured city of Goma was calm early Wednesday morning, after a day during which thousands of fleeing people hunkered down by roadsides as missiles flew and injured people streamed to overwhelmed hospitals.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 2d

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Enter Congo Safe-Haven City, Aid Hub

Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more than one million displaced people were now inside the city.

Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebellion

The New York Times · 1d

Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese city in a bid to occupy territory and exploit minerals.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes

After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo

The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider measures to halt an offensive by Rwandan troops and M23 rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a conflict there escalates.

Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?

The militia seized the pivotal city of Goma, threatening a new humanitarian crisis in a region that has suffered decades of ...

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UN chief speaks with DRC, Rwanda leaders over eastern Congo violence

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke separately with the presidents of the Democratic Republic ...

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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pledge to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.

allAfrica.com on MSN2h

Congo-Kinshasa: Greed and Cynicism Fuel Rwanda's War in DRC

The fresh offensive by the M23 rebels and Rwanda forces in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coincides with the ...

Voice of America Editorials23h

Rwanda Must Withdraw Forces From DRC

We call for an immediate ceasefire and end to this fighting. Rwanda must withdraw troops from the DRC. Rwanda and the DRC ...

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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'

Rwanda-backed rebels claim they have captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, as the United Nations describe a “mass ...

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DRC demands action against Rwanda from the United Nations Security Council

The Council met on Tuesday for the second time in three days to discuss the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic ...

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Surreal scenes as foreign soldiers sent to Rwanda alongside Congolese troops as rebels take capital

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have released captured Romanian mercenaries who were fighting with the Congolese army. As they ...

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