M23 rebels now want to capture DRC capital Kinshasa
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion with his Defense minister rejecting calls for talks.
DR Congo rebels vow to march all the way to capital
The rebel leader whose fighters have captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has vowed to continue their offensive all the way to the capital, Kinshasa. Corneille Nangaa, who heads an alliance of rebel groups that includes the M23, said their ultimate aim was to topple President Félix Tshisekedi's government.
Rwanda-backed M23 advances towards second DR Congo regional capital
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after pledging to take the capital Kinshasa and as international criticism mounted.
Rwanda-backed rebels say they plan to take fight to DR Congo’s capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest city said on Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilisation to resist the rebellion and his defence minister rejected calls for talks.
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012
Having Seized Goma, Congo's M23 Rebels Want to Show They Can Govern
Members of the M23 rebel group gather to supervise Congolese potential recruits for the M23 rebel group before being taken to training centres run by M23 rebels, amid clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),
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.
Congo protesters storm Kinshasa embassies over conflict in east
Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, drawing tear gas from police, ...
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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.
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Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo say they plan to take fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, ...
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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 ...
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DR Congo bans protests in capital after diplomatic missions attacked over M23 rebel offensive
Kinshasa Governor Daniel Bumba says ban takes effect on Wednesday, urges citizens to resume their normal activities and ...
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Smoke, looting as day of rage targets Kinshasa embassies
KINSHASA: Vandalised embassies, looted supermarkets and piles of burning tyres marked chaotic demonstrations Tuesday (Jan 28) ...
Protesters attack embassies in Congo’s capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
United Nations officials say there were dead bodies on the streets of eastern Congo’s largest city where hospitals are ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo’s Goma and push south for further gains
The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on Thursday, as the militants sought also to assert their ...