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M23 pushing advance toward 'strategic zones' in DR Congo, warns UN
The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after taking two key cities, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, underscoring the threat of a regional conflict. Recent weeks have seen the rapid progression of the Rwanda-backed M23, which has...
Rwanda-backed rebels enter east Congo’s 2nd major city
Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congos second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province administrative office after little resistance from government forces, many of whom fled the rebels advance. Scores of residents cheering on the M23...
UN chief warns against war over DR Congo
UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congos territorial integrity be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital. With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb...
Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congos second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a rebel leader told Reuters, as residents reported seeing the militants in the streets of a northern district. Earlier on Friday, the Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken...
773 killed in weeklong clash as military tries to repel rebels in Congo
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congos largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decade-long conflict, The Associated Press reported quoting Congolese authorities as saying: The rebels...
Gunfire in DR Congo's Goma as Kenya pushes peace talks
Gunfire broke out on Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city Goma after the Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighbouring Rwanda of sending more troops across the border to help pro-Kigali fighters capture the provincial capital. With international pressure mounting for an...
DRCongo recalls diplomats from Rwanda as M23 forces threaten Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo pulled its diplomats out of Kigali as the Rwanda-supported M23 rebels made progress towards the strategic city of Goma in the eastern region. Rwanda is determined to seize the city of Goma, Congolese army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge told reporters late...
Rwanda-backed rebels seize DR Congo's key town
Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This is the second town seized by the M23 group in as many days in the mineral-rich North Kivu province. The group has taken control of vast swathes of eastern DR Congo since 2021,...
"M23, Rwandan forces must cease hostilities in eastern Congo"
Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi spoke with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on Friday to address the escalating crisis in eastern DRC. During the talk, Antony Blinken reiterated that M23 and the Rwandan Defense Forces must immediately cease hostilities...
38 died, more than 100 missing as ferry sinks in Congo
Officials said a ferry has been overturned in Congos river, leaving 38 people confirmed dead and over 100 others missing, reports UNB. On Sunday, the officials and eyewitnesses said: The ferry was overloaded with people returning home for Christmas capsized on the Busira River in northeastern...
Ambassador Jurg Lauber elected president of UN Human Rights Council for 2025
The United Nations Human Rights Council has elected its leadership for the coming year, selecting Ambassador Jürg Lauber of Switzerland as its President for a one-year term beginning January 1, 2025, according to a statement. Ambassadors Tareq Md Ariful Islam of Bangladesh, Razvan Rusu of...
“Disease X” that probed after killing 79 people in Congo
Mystical infectious disease outbreak Disease X sickened hundreds of people and killed at least 79, since late October in Congo, reports Bloomberg. After so many deaths, health officials of the Democratic Republic of the Congo expect to know within days the cause of the infectious Disease X....