M23 rebels now want to capture DRC capital Kinshasa
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 with his Defense minister rejecting calls for talks.
DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.
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.
Over a hundred bodies found in Goma streets after clashes between M23 and DRC army
At least 111 bodies were found in Goma, DRC after clashes between the army and the armed group M23 Movement, a local leader told EFE.
Rwanda-backed M23 advances towards second DR Congo regional capital
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after pledging to take the capital Kinshasa and as international criticism mounted.
DRC: Residents of M23‑occupied Goma pick up the pieces
The eastern DRC city of Goma was seized by M23 rebels and their Rwandan allies on 26 January. Residents have emerged to count the dead and make sense of the fast-moving offensive.
Having Seized Goma, Congo's M23 Rebels Want to Show They Can Govern
Members of the M23 rebel group gather to supervise Congolese potential recruits for the M23 rebel group before being taken to training centres run by M23 rebels, amid clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),
M23 rebels try to expand control in DR Congo
The M23 militia has advanced on a new front in Eastern DR Congo, seizing two districts in south Kivu province. The Rwandan backed rebel group reportedly face little resistance. Meanwhile East African leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire.
M23 rebels seize more territory in DR Congo
M23 rebels in DR Congo have seized nearly all of Goma and are reportedly moving south to the city of Bukavu. Meanwhile, Romanian mercenaries who had been working with the DRC army surrendered to M23 rebels and were allowed to cross into neighboring Rwanda.
Defence Web3h
Risk of regional conflict following fall of Goma and M23 offensive in the DRC
A shifting political calculus by sponsors of the M23 rebel group risks triggering another war in the Great Lakes Region, ...
DRC foreign minister accuses Rwanda of illegal occupation amid M23 conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...
U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Zimbabwe7h
SADC Extraordinary Summit: Mnangagwa softens stance on M23 rebels, begs for a peaceful solution in DRC
Spread This NewsBy Thandiwe Garusa THE Southern African Development Community (SADC) Chairman, President Emmerson Mnangagwa, who a few days ago vowed to take militant action against the Rwandan-backed ...
allAfrica.com on MSN2d
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 ...
Understanding the conflict in the DRC: The rise of M23 and its impact on South Africa
Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.
Defence Web23h
‘Urgent debate’ scheduled to discuss SANDF casualties in the DRC
After multiple calls from members of parliament and political parties, Parliament’s National Assembly will on 10 February ...