Tag: M23 rebel
Africa Features Headlines International

DRC’s leader vows to create ‘unity government’ amid reports police forces have joined rebels

North Africa PostComments Off on DRC’s leader vows to create ‘unity government’ amid reports police forces have joined rebels

The violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continues to escalate as several members of the Congolese police force have defected to the M23 rebel group, which recently captured the key cities of Goma and Bukavu. The defections have fueled local concern, as officers jubilantly joined the rebels, further destabilizing the region. The M23, […]
Africa Features Headlines International

DR Congo’s M23 rebels capture Bukavu, raising fears of regional escalation

North Africa PostComments Off on DR Congo’s M23 rebels capture Bukavu, raising fears of regional escalation

The M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have seized control of Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), raising fears of a regional escalation. Their rapid advance through the South Kivu region, after an earlier lightning-speed offensive on Goma in neighboring North Kivu, marks a significant escalation in the ongoing conflict. […]
Africa Features Headlines International

SADC-EAC summit urges immediate ceasefire and negotiations in eastern DRC

North Africa PostComments Off on SADC-EAC summit urges immediate ceasefire and negotiations in eastern DRC

Leaders from the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), following the ongoing violence fueled by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels. In a joint summit held in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, on 8 February, leaders from both EAC […]
Africa Features Headlines International

Congo’s M23 rebels seize another key eastern town, further encircling North Kivu’s capital

North Africa PostComments Off on Congo’s M23 rebels seize another key eastern town, further encircling North Kivu’s capital

In a further escalation of hostilities, M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a trade hub and key supply route for the provincial capital of Goma. The Congolese army acknowledged that the rebels had made “breakthroughs” in the towns of Minova and […]
Africa Features Headlines International

DRC leader accuses EAC force of siding with enemy M23 rebels

North Africa PostComments Off on DRC leader accuses EAC force of siding with enemy M23 rebels

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has accused East African Community (EAC) regional force deployed to fight rebels in his country of working with the enemy rebels, while scores of soldiers and militiamen were reported killed Thursday (11 May) in a latest attack on the outskirts of the capital city Kinshasa. DRC […]
Africa Headlines International

Congo: thousands flee advance of M23 rebels near key city of Goma

North Africa PostComments Off on Congo: thousands flee advance of M23 rebels near key city of Goma

With fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels moving closer to the key city of Goma, thousands of people have been displaced, plunging this volatile eastern region of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) into a looming humanitarian crisis. Clashes picked up again in the country’s North Kivu province last week, ending about […]