Decoding The DRC Crisis: The M23 Rebellion And Its Historical Roots
4 hours ago · M23 is the CNDP by another name. The M23 was quickly defeated in 2013 by the DRC armed forces supported by SADC armies from South Africa, Malawi and Tanzania. The M23 soldiers went to Uganda and ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
1 day ago · Congo is a member of the southern Africa regional bloc and also that of east Africa, whose peacekeeping force it expelled last year after deeming it ineffective. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa blamed the “Rwanda Defense Force militia” for the fighting that has resulted in the deaths of 13 South African peacekeepers in eastern Congo ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key …
2 days ago · Members of the M23 armed group walk alongside residents through a street of the Keshero neighborhood in Goma, on Monday. ... South Africa’s military confirmed Tuesday that four more South ...
M23 rebellion - Wikipedia
South Africa [1] Tanzania [2] ... The M23 rebellion was an armed conflict in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), that occurred between the March 23 Movement and government forces between 4 April 2012 and 7 November 2013. It ended when a peace agreement was made among eleven African nations, and the M23 troops surrendered in Uganda.
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
1 day ago · South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of killing South African peacekeepers in ...
DR Congo's M23 rebels vow to overthrow Félix Tshisekedi's ... - BBC
1 day ago · M23 - the main rebel group in the alliance - is led by ethnic Tutsis, and says it took up arms to protect the rights of the minority group in DR Congo. ... "If South Africa wants to contribute to ...
South Africa warns Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after DRC assault
21 hours ago · Thirteen soldiers from South Africa, deployed as part of a regional peacekeeping force, have been killed since the Rwandan-backed M23 militia last week launched an assault on Goma, the capital of ...
DR Congo conflict: What is the fighting in Goma about? - BBC
2 days ago · M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east. ... South Africa said 13 of its soldiers had been killed in clashes with rebels as ...
Department of Defence - SANDF M23 Advance - dod.mil.za
6 days ago · In the course of this gallant resistance against M23 rebels, the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) lost nine (9) members by Friday, 24 January 2025, after two days of fierce fighting. Seven (7) of these members were part of the South African contingent deployed in the eastern DRC in December 2023 as part of the 16-member regional ...
Understanding the conflict in the DRC: The rise of M23 and its
3 days ago · Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in the deaths of 13 South African Defense Force soldiers and a ...