What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid ... - Associated Press News
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC News
WEBFeb 11, 2024 · There are now fears that the M23 - by far the most organised, disciplined and well-equipped of the many militia groups in the region - could capture Goma once again.
UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan ... - Associated Press News
WEBJul 11, 2024 · UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in …
Rwandan foreign minister says Congo refused to sign deal to ease M23 …
WEB14 hours ago · The Tutsi-led M23 has been waging an insurgency in the central African country's violence-torn east since 2022. Congo, the United Nations, and others accuse neighbouring Rwanda of backing the ...
Threat of regional war intensifies as DR Congo rebels close in on …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · Aid agencies warn of humanitarian catastrophe as resurgent M23 militia fights its way through mineral-rich region. People displaced by the escalating violence in eastern DRC board a boat heading...
M23 rebels seize key DRC town, Congolese military blames Rwanda
WEBJun 13, 2022 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo’s military has accused Rwanda of “no less than an invasion” after M23 rebels captured a key border town, marking a dramatic escalation in tensions between the...
M23 rebels seize town in eastern Congo, killing at least 15
WEBMar 6, 2024 · The M23 rebel group has taken over the town of Nyanzale in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least 15 people in bomb attacks, a local official said on Wednesday.
131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, says UN - AP News
WEBDec 8, 2022 · The M23 rebel group killed men, women and children in two villages in Congo’s Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province last month, according to a preliminary investigation by the United Nations Joint Human Rights Office in Congo and MONUSCO, the U.N. peacekeeping mission in the country.
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near …
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group.
DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians - UN - BBC
WEBDec 8, 2022 · A UN investigation has found that at least 131 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a November attack by the M23 rebel group. The UN report said the massacre took place in two...