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Congolese president snubs peace talks over Goma crisis

The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi is not taking part in regionally brokered talks aimed at ending the rebel assault on the key eastern city of Goma, state media has reported.

Firstpost · 5d

DR Congo's Goma rocked by gunfire as Kenya pushes for peace talks

The war for Goma was the most recent episode of combat in eastern DRC, a volatile region plagued by regional rivalries, ethnic tensions, and armed group battles for more than three decades

Yahoo · 2d

DR Congo and Rwanda leaders in crisis talks as M23 tightens grip on Goma

The leaders of DR Congo and Rwanda are meeting at an emergency East African summit in Kenya on Wednesday as M23 rebels, backed by Rwandan troops, tighten their grip on the strategic eastern city of Goma.

Daily Journal · 3d

Rwanda, DR Congo leaders in crisis summit as Goma's fate hangs in balance

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink

Residents welcome M23 rebel group in Goma

UPI News on MSN · 1d

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 Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.

CNN on MSN · 1d

DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swaths of the nation’s mineral-rich east and forced hundreds of local troops and foreign mercenaries to surrender.

Reuters · 1d

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, the Rwanda-backed insurgents are intent on showing they can restore order and govern.

The Kenya Times on MSN1d

Tshisekedi Sends Message to Kagame After Lecturing Presidents

President Félix Tshisekedi has sent a strong message to Rwandan President Paul Kagame after skipping President William Ruto’s ...

The Africa Report2d

DRC/Rwanda: Kagame, Tshisekedi to attend crisis summit as Goma’s fate hangs in the balance

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on ...

France 24 on MSN2d

Rwanda, DRC in Goma crisis summit as Kagame agrees with US on ceasefire

The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on ...

The Daily Monitor on MSN3d

All eyes on Kagame, Tshisekedi at EAC meeting over M23 rebels

In April 2022, EAC leaders met in Nairobi, Kenya, and agreed to establish a regional force to be deployed in eastern DRC to ...

AFP on MSN1d

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 ...

Africanews English on MSN18h

Kinshasa residents want action to end the war in the eastern DRC

Some people welcomed a TV address by President Félix Tshisekedi during which he called for a massive military mobilisation.

thenewhumanitarian13h

Goma capture sparks fears of deeper regional conflict as Rwanda-backed rebels push south

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the ...

The New Times on MSN9h

VIDEO: Protestors in DR Congo city of Goma want Burundi, SADC forces out

Hundreds of protestors in the Himbi neighbourhood of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, on Friday, January 31, called for the removal of Congolese president Felix Tshisekedi as well as the exit ...

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