Anxiety Rises in DR Congo Capital as M23 Rebels Advance in East
Bangladeshi peacekeepers from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) ride in an armoured personnel carrier (APC) as they patrol to protect internally displaced Congolese people in their farming fields,
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region in the decades ...
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.
DRC government spokesman confirms the presence of Rwandan army in Goma and says Kinshasa is working to avoid carnage.
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The West blame game on Rwanda and M23 rebels in DR Congo an attitude of hypocrisy and cynicismThe capture of Goma by M23 rebels attracted much noise from western countries and especially the European Parliament. The UN Security Council also held sessions after the fall of Goma, where the UN ...
Thousands Uprooted as Congo M23 Rebels Near Goma in Major Advance By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the ...
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.
In the last of our five-part ‘Stories from Goma’ series, The New Times takes a closer look at the big picture, with a dive into what some have described as stark evidence of a mindboggling plan by DR ...
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