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Tag: M23
Rwandans reportedly relocated to M23-controlled areas in east DRC could spark ethnic clashes
Local authorities in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have reported that dozens of Rwandan families are being resettled in areas that are controlled ... Read More
Rwanda’s Kagame on track for win of fourth presidential term
With 79% of the ballots counted, Rwanda's President Paul Kagame has won more than 99% of the vote during Monday's (15 July) presidential election, according ... Read More
UN report accuses Rwandan troops of fighting with M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo
As many as 4,000 Rwandan soldiers were reportedly fighting battles alongside the M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with Kigali exercising significant ... Read More
DRC military court passes death sentence to 25 soldiers for ‘fleeing enemy’
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sentenced 25 soldiers to death in a one-day trial on Wednesday (3 July) after ... Read More
DRC: M23 rebels seize eastern town as armed conflict enters alarming new phase
At least 15 people were killed and thousands displaced as the M23 rebel group on Wednesday (6 March) seized a town in eastern Democratic Republic ... Read More
US slams Rwanda for supporting M23 rebels, Kigali rejects to pull out troops, missiles from east DRC
The United States has expressed concern about the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) caused the “Rwanda-backed” armed group M23 and ... Read More
Nine people killed daily by armed groups in DR Congo since beginning of the year (UN)
Bintou Keita, the UN Secretary General’s Special Representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Head of the UN Stabilization Mission in the country ... Read More
Eleven killed in “M23 attacks” in DRC’s North Kivu province
At least 11 people were killed Sunday in Democratic Republic of Congo’s province of North Kivu, in the attacks attributed to rebel group M23. The ... Read More