Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take …
1 day ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defense minister rejected calls for dialogue. In a video message on Thursday, Congo’s Defense Minister Guy Kabombo Muadiamvita ...
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve ... - CNN
5 days ago · Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.
Congolese civilians caught in a growing rebellion face a terrible ...
2 days ago · GISENYI, Rwanda (AP) — Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of a weak army in disarray, or cross into nearby Rwanda, which is accused of backing the rebels.. The largely unchecked rebel advance that seized Goma, the …
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 …
23 hours ago · When Rwanda-backed rebels seized control of eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma this week, it prompted a flurry of declarations condemning Rwanda from the U.N. and western nations, including the United States, France and the U.K. . Yet, the international community has stopped short of putting financial pressure on Kigali to withdraw its support for the rebels as happened when they took ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push …
1 day ago · Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to resume normal life, even as the group clashed with Congolese troops as ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
3 days ago · Fighting between Congo, Rwanda and various rebel groups goes back decades and is intertwined with the conflict between the Tutsi and Hutu ethnic groups that led to the 1994 Rwandan genocide ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Announce Capture of Key City in Eastern Congo
4 days ago · A rebel militia backed by Rwanda on Monday announced the capture of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a major victory for the group and one of the most significant ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
3 days ago · After Rwanda-backed rebels seized the Congolese city of Goma in 2012, powerful nations across the world registered their disapproval, announcing sanctions against Rwanda and other measures that ...
Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies …
3 days ago · M23 is the latest in a string of ethnic Tutsi-led, Rwandan-backed insurgencies that have brought tumult to Congo since the aftermath of the genocide in Rwanda 30 years ago, when Hutu extremists ...
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid …
1 day ago · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city, as U.N. officials reported violence, looting and bodies in the streets. The officials said hospitals are ...