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DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns

The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases.

Reuters · 21h

M23 rebels face Burundian forces in eastern Congo, heightening war fears

As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi, ramping up the risk of a return to full-blown regional war.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Congo's Army and Burundian Allies Slow M23 Rebel's Southern March

Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo which is home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin ore mines. They then shifted their focus to Bukavu in neighbouring South Kivu province and made some progress toward that objective.

Defence Web4h

Risk of regional conflict following fall of Goma and M23 offensive in the DRC

A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risks triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, ...

eNCA on MSN23h

FACTSHEET: A short history of the conflict in the DRC and M23

M23 formed in 2012 when Tutsi soldiers broke away from the Congolese Army saying promises made to them in the 2009 agreement ...

LIVE: All-Out War? Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture DRC's Goma, Sparking Tensions | Firstpost Africa

LIVE: All-Out War? Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture DRC's Goma, Sparking Tensions | Firstpost Africa Africa's two mineral-rich ...

The EastAfrican3d

Fall of DRC’s Goma: Urgent action needed to avert a regional war

East African leaders are planning a presidential summit to try to resolve the crisis. Kenyan President Ruto announced that ...

U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes

The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Mail & Guardian2d

Civil war raging in DRC becomes a nightmare for South Africa

President Cyril Ramaphosa remains in direct contact with the presidents of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and of Rwanda ...

EWN Sport2d

Countries backing DRC rebel group M23 could be assisting in committing war crimes - Lamola

The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is part of a United Nations (UN)-backed peacekeeping mission in the DRC city ...

Al Jazeera on MSN2d

Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma

Kenya has announced a virtual crisis summit, but Congolese state media says President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend.

4dOpinion

DRC-Rwanda war: Clearly naming the protagonists

EDITORIAL. The capture of the eastern Congolese city of Goma by Rwandan-backed rebels of the M23 movement would actually seem ...

AFP on MSN3d

War-battered eastern DRC ravaged by new conflict

Goma, the main city in the Democratic Republic of Congo's volatile east, is set to fall to the M23 armed group and Rwandan ...

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