Fighting reportedly flared on Monday (Feb. 19) between the DR Congo’s army and M23 rebels. Speaking on condition of anonymity, a security source said clashes began on 5:am in the…
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Hundreds of civilians fled a town near the major eastern Congo city of Goma on Thursday after heavy gunfire that raised fears of M23 rebels advancing into the area. Families…
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M23 rebels on Friday handed over the Rumangabo army base to east African regional forces, after nearly two months in charge. At a brief ceremony held at the facility, a…
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The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has welcomed Kenya’s proposal to deploy a regional force to fight the M23 rebel group in the east of the country, but said…
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Hundreds of people took to the streets of the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, to denounce Rwanda’s alleged backing of the M23 rebel group. The protests were organized by the civil society…
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The Democratic Republic of Congo said it will suspend RwandAir flights and summoned Kigali’s ambassador after authorities accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group. Kinshasa this week said Kigali…