As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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Violence, Minerals, and the Inevitable in Central Africa
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UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in
Kagame faces growing charges of aggression in neighboring Congo. About 4,000 Rwandan troops are fighting alongside M23 rebels ...
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Tshisekedi must negotiate with M23, says Congolese politician
A Congolese politician has called on President Félix Tshisekedi to resolve the current conflict with the M23 rebels through negotiation and stop shifting blame onto others. Speaking in an interview ...
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
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US and European nations pressure Rwanda to defuse M23 rebellion
They have imposed sanctions on officials of the rebel group, as well as on government officials, summoned envoys or ...
Rwanda’s Kabarebe, sanctioned by US over ties to Congo rebels, is Kagame's 'hatchet man'
When Rwanda's ex-spy chief Patrick Karegeya was murdered in South Africa in 2014, his former brother-in-arms James Kabarebe ...
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M23: A bitter pill for eastern DR Congo’s militia epidemic or an unlikely catalyst for peace?
The eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) has been a region in perpetual crisis way longer than our generation. Over 130 armed groups. Decades of violence. Millions displaced. Countless ...
M23 rebels advance into eastern DRC's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
The M23 rebels entered the city's Kazingu and Bagira zone and ... an allegation the DRC rejects. The rebellion has killed at ...
U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned Rwanda Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe over ...
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As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Unlike in 2012 when M23 first captured Goma and withdrew after days as international pressure grew, their rebellion this time is different in various ways. Wives of Congolese government soldiers ...