Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
Global Voices6d
DRC: The forgotten victims of the conflict in Goma
In Goma, families deprived of their homes and livelihoods often wander in search of refuge, not knowing what tomorrow will ...
Al Jazeera on MSN5d
M23 rebels capture key town of Walikale in eastern DR Congo
M23 seizes mining hub, with rebel alliance leader saying call for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda ‘doesn’t concern us’.
M23 rebels brush off ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
Walikale is in an area rich in minerals including tin and lies along a road that links four eastern Congo provinces ...
WREG5d
Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, a day after the Congolese ...
The Associated Press on MSN8d
M23 Rebels Withdraw From Congo Peace Talks, Citing International Sanctions
The conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of ...
The East African on MSN1d
DR Congo says still open to direct dialogue with the M23 rebels
On the ground in North Kivu, the M23/AFC announced that it has withdrawn from some of the areas it recently conquered during ...
The Print5d
Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution5d
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo, ignoring ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo's army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week by the Congolese and Rwandan ...