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.
DR Congo’s rebels vow to take Kinshasa after claiming capture of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital. The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to take control of Goma in North Kivu province before advancing southwards in the direction of Bukavu,
M23 Rebellion in DR Congo: Protesters Light Fires Near US Embassy
Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel group.
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.
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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.
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.
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DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers for North Kivu
North Kivu was among the war-torn regions Pope Francis entrusted to the prayers of the faithful during his Sunday Angelus ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
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SADC Forces in DR Congo Sought to 'Bring War to Rwanda', Says Foreign Ministry
It has been discovered that the alliance of foreign forces deployed to eastern DR Congo including the Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission known as SAMIDRC, and genocidal FDLR, had ...
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Kinshasa in shutdown mode after Goma’s fall
Days after protests erupted over Goma's fall to M23 rebels and Rwandan forces, Kinshasa remained paralyzed. Fear has halted ...
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DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of 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 ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Agencies Warn of Worsening Humanitarian and Human Rights Crisis in Eastern DR Congo
United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as ...
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Kinshasa must be held accountable for its actions, says Nyombayire
Rwanda is unfairly blamed for the crisis in eastern DR Congo, which is a result of internal governance failures and threats on Rwandan leaders, for which the Congolese government should be held ...