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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance

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Goma under siege: What do M23, Rwanda want and what can happen next?

Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its involvement as a necessary step to neutralise FDLR, an armed group with historical ti

Hosted on MSN · 1d

Congo's M23 rebels control devastated Goma as mercenaries exit via Rwanda

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their control over east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Wednesday as columns of Romanian mercenaries hired to fight for Congo entered Rwanda under tight supervision by Rwandan security forces.

The Associated Press on MSN · 3d

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’

Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of Goma.

Rwanda, DR Congo

BBC on MSN · 7h

South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war

Kagame's comments clearly suggested that he wants South Africa to back off from DR Congo, where its military involvement dates back to the late 1990s. It first joined the UN's peacekeeping mission, Monusco, following the end of the racist system of apartheid in 1994.

Daily Journal · 1d

Rwanda-backed fighters advance in DR Congo

Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their offensive across eastern DR Congo on Wednesday after seizing control of most of the key city of Goma during heavy fighting

Hosted on MSN · 5h

France tells Rwanda to 'immediately' leave DR Congo

France's Foreign Ministry said that Congo's territorial integrity was "not negotiable" after Rwanda- backed M23 rebels took the eastern city of Goma. France on Thursday called on Rwandan forces and Kigali- backed M23 rebels to withdraw from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

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Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'

The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as ...

Why Rwanda-backed M23 is involved in the Democratic Republic of Congo crisis – Report

Rwanda's government, led by President Paul Kagame, has been accused by the DRC and various international organizations of ...

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Rwanda's Kagame slams criticism of east Congo offensive as rebels push south

President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...

Associated Press15h

Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets

Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...

Singer Tems cancels Rwanda show over M23 support

"So I recently promoted my show in Rwanda without realising that there is an ongoing conflict between Rwanda and Congo," she ...

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DR Congo's Tshisekedi says troops mounting 'vigorous' response to M23 advance

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi said Wednesday that the international community's failure to respond ...

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AP PHOTOS: Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma

Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...

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