Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pledge to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.
DRC: Who is Corneille Nangaa, the man leading the M23 rebels?
Former election-chief-turned-rebel-leader Corneille Nangaa has gone from overseeing Congo’s contested 2018 election to leading a powerful insurgency against the DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi.
M23 Rebellion in DR Congo: Protesters Light Fires Near US Embassy
Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel group.
Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern Goma
Since marching into eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's biggest city Goma, some services have been restored and the border with Rwanda reopened as M23 rebels try to establish an administration that could be key to the success of their offensive.
Congo's M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma
Goma. The United States told Rwanda it was "deeply troubled" by the fall of Goma in eastern Congo to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, who appeared on Wednesday to have consolidated control over the city of nearly 2 million in just two days.
M23 rebels expand control in east Congo as Rwandan leader urges ceasefire
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo on Wednesday, as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region.
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on Thursday, as the militants sought also to assert their control over east Congo's largest city Goma.
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Kinshasa residents want action to end the war in the eastern DRC
Some people welcomed a TV address by President Félix Tshisekedi during which he called for a massive military mobilisation.
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Understanding the chaos in the DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has not known peace, stability and sanity, sustainable economic and socio-political ...
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DR Congo’s rebels vow to take Kinshasa after claiming capture of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels are closing in on the key eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo city of Bukavu, promising to continue their lightning offensive until they take the national capital.
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What went wrong at Uganda’s embassy in Kinshasa?
Gaps in securing Uganda’s embassy in Kinshasa are to blame for the attacks that forced the diplomats into hiding on January ...
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Uganda Airlines suspends flights to Kinshasa after violent protests
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Uganda Airlines announced on Tuesday the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the ...
Mpox in the DRC: Kinshasa slum residents have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighborhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I ...
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Troops 'vigorously' countering M23 push, says DRC president Tshisekedi
DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 ...
French minister visiting Congo and Rwanda to try to end crisis
France's foreign minister was due in Rwanda on Thursday after talks in the Democratic Republic of Congo as part of efforts to ...
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US asks its citizens to leave DRC after attacks
The United States of America is pulling its citizens out of Democratic Republic of Congo after a riotous mob attacked its ...
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Embassies burned, looted in DRC capital Kinshasa
Protesters attacked several embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital. Federal student loans, Pell Grants not ...