DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Rebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are …
Feb 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: Killings, Rapes by Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels
Jun 13, 2023 · Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022.
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near …
Feb 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. Fighters reportedly surrounded the...
M23 rebels seize key DRC town, Congolese military blames Rwanda
Jun 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...
Congolese city Goma under threat as thousands flee rebel advance
Feb 7, 2024 · GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 7 (Reuters) - A rocket landed near a university in the Congolese city of Goma on Wednesday as thousands of civilians fled a fresh advance by M23 rebels...
US condemns Rwanda's support of armed M23 rebels in eastern …
Feb 18, 2024 · The U.S. has condemned Rwanda’s support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.”
DR Congo army says it takes back Kalembe from M23, rebels deny
Oct 22, 2024 · Kalembe, a small town in Walikale territory in militia-plagued North Kivu, came under M23 control on Sunday morning when rebels seized it from Congolese armed forces and pro-government armed...
Threat of regional war intensifies as DR Congo rebels close in on …
Mar 19, 2024 · M23, made up mostly of Congolese Tutsis, claims to be protecting the DRC’s Tutsi population against a Hutu militia, the FDLR. Rwanda sees militias such as the FDLR as a threat to its security ...
Uganda and Rwanda backing M23 rebels in DR Congo - UN experts - BBC
Jul 9, 2024 · Uganda is backing M23 rebels fighting across its border in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN experts say, warning that a rapidly escalating crisis “carried the risk of triggering a wider...