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Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.

Cyprus Mail on MSN · 1d

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 control over east Congo’s largest city Goma.

France 24 on MSN · 2d

M23 rebels try to expand control in DR Congo

The M23 militia has advanced on a new front in Eastern DR Congo, seizing two districts in south Kivu province. The Rwandan backed rebel group reportedly face little resistance. Meanwhile East African leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern

By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) -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.

AFP on MSN1d

Volunteers in east DRC line up to join fight against M23

Wearing T-shirts and flip-flops, scores of young men lined up outside a stadium in eastern DR Congo on Friday, ready to take ...

DR Congo breaks relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed M23 militia seizes Goma

The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...

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🔒 FT: SA warns of war after 13 peacekeepers killed in Rwanda-backed M23 attack

South Africa warns of war after 13 peacekeepers are killed by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the DRC. Tensions escalate as ...

allAfrica.com on MSN11h

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, ...

The New York Times4d

What Is M23, the Rwandan-Backed Group Fighting in Eastern Congo?

By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal. A rebel militia known as M23 has seized the key Congolese city of Goma, threatening displaced civilians and raising fears of a broader regional war.

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Chief of SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya says M23 suffered huge casualties during fierce fight in DRC

A Uruguayan soldier who was part of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) ...

Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march

Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels ...

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Rwandan-backed M23 militia enters eastern Congo's largest city

The U.N. said the rebels were supported by at least some regular Rwandan troops, in the worst escalation of a long-running ...

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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 ...

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DRC foreign minister accuses Rwanda of illegal occupation amid M23 conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...

The Financial Times5d

DR Congo accuses Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after rebels enter key city

Lawrence Kanyuka, a spokesperson for the Rwandan-backed M23 militia, said in a post on X that Goma “had been liberated” and called for calm after rebel fighters on Sunday moved into the city ...

Africanews English on MSN1d

DRC troops said to have surrendered to M23, escorted to training camp

The M23 says soldiers who no longer wanted to fight, would be allowed to return to civilian life, but that some were ready to ...

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