Congo and Rwanda Called for a Cease-Fire in Their Deadly Conflict. What Now?
After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army ...
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M23 Rebels Advance to Walikale: A High-Stakes Power Struggle
Rebels known as M23, allegedly supported by Rwanda, have advanced into the outskirts of Walikale, a mineral-rich town in east ...
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What’s Next for the Democratic Republic of Congo?
The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized ...
Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says
Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...
Africa: Rwanda-backed M23 confirms 'delegation of five' at peace talks with DRC in Angola
The talks are scheduled to start on Tuesday (March 18) in Angola’s capital city, Luanda. Joao Lourenco, the Angolan President ...
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Human rights group condemns M23 rebels’ human rights abuses in DRC
Amnesty International raised concerns on Tuesday regarding the ongoing human rights abuses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Since the Rwandan-backed rebel group, M23, captured the city of ...
M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions
The Rwanda-backed M23 group said it would not attend Tuesday's peace talks with the DR Congo government in the Angolan ...
M23 Rebels Enter Outskirts of East Congo Town of Walikale
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the outskirts of the town of Walikale in east Congo on Wednesday, an army source and two ...