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Congo-Kinshasa: Tshisekedi Opens a Pandora's Box in Eastern DR Congo
ISS, 23 June 2022
By allowing Uganda and Burundi to enter the troubled region to pursue their enemies, Tshisekedi has provoked a backlash from Kagame. Read more »
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East Africa: Leaders Agree On Regional Force to Tackle Rise of Militias in DRC
RFI, 21 June 2022
East African leaders agreed Monday to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and called for an immediate ceasefire. Read more »
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Rwanda: Kagame in Nairobi for Crunch Talks on DR Congo
New Times, 20 June 2022
President Paul Kagame on Monday, June 20 arrived in Kenya for the third East African Community (EAC) Heads of State Conclave on DR Congo. Read more »
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East Africa: "We Need Boots On Ground" - Museveni, East African Leaders Agree to Deploy Troops in DRC
Nile Post, 21 June 2022
President Yoweri Museveni together with his East African counterparts on Monday met and agreed to the proposed deployment of a regional standby force in Eastern Democratic Republic… Read more »
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Rwanda: Leaders Urged to Act As Persecution of Tutsi in DR Congo Intensifies
New Times, 21 June 2022
The lives of Tutsi in DR Congo are in great danger as they continually become targets by machete-wielding mobs threatening to kill them. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Demonstration Held Against M23 Rebels
Ghanaian Times, 17 June 2022
Thousands of people protested on Wednesday in the city of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), against the recent offensives… Read more »
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East Africa: Regional Leaders Insist Hate Speech, Threats of Genocide in DR Congo Must Cease
New Times, 21 June 2022
All offensive language, hate speech, threats of genocide and other politically inciting language proliferated in the DR Congo must cease and must be discouraged by all parties,… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Calls On Militants in Eastern DR Congo to 'Immediately Cease' Civilian Attacks
UN News, 11 June 2022
The UN issued a statement on Saturday calling for attacks on civilians by multiple armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to "immediately cease". Read more »
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Rwanda: UN Silence on DR Congo Aggression Towards Rwanda Is Concerning - Govt Spokesperson
New Times, 13 June 2022
The United Nations has maintained silence over DR Congo's provocative actions towards Rwanda, including the unprovoked bombing on the Rwandan territory, a conduct that Government… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Accuses Rwanda of Border Town Capture
RFI, 14 June 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of an "invasion" after rebels it says receive support from Kigali overran a major trading post on the Ugandan border. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ituri - MONUSCO Provides the National Human Rights Commission With Modern Office Space
Monusco, 15 June 2022
"Before, we had a very small room within the premises of a community radio station where we were suffocated, with five people stuck in a very small room. Imagine the climate in… Read more »
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East Africa: EAC to Deploy Regional Force in DR Congo
New Times, 16 June 2022
A regional specialized force is set to be deployed in the Democratic Republic of Congo to defuse tensions caused by several armed groups especially in the eastern part of the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo Loot Radio Station - Reporter Austère Mavilika Receives Threats
CPJ, 16 June 2022
The Committee to Protect Journalists expressed concern on Thursday that journalists in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have faced undue safety threats while on the front lines… Read more »
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Rwanda: DR Congo Accuses Rwanda Army of Invading, Occupying Its Key Town
Ghanaian Times, 16 June 2022
Regional authorities of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) accused Monday the Rwandan army of invading and occupying Bunagana, a key strategic town bordering Uganda, amid a… Read more »
East African Bloc Agrees on Regional Force to End Fighting in DRC
East African leaders have agreed to send in a regional force to try to end fighting in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and called for an immediate ceasefire, RFI reports. The move was announced by the Kenyan presidency after the seven-member East African Community held talks in Nairobi on Monday June 20, 2022 to discuss an upsurge of violence in the volatile region that has ensnared neighbouring countries.
The mineral-rich DRC is struggling to contain dozens of armed groups in the east, many of which are a legacy of two regional wars a quarter of a century ago. A recent flare-up of heavy fighting sas revived decades-old animosities between Kinshasa and Kigali, with the DRC blaming neighbouring Rwanda for a resurgence of the M23 militia. Rwanda has repeatedly denied backing the rebels, while both countries have accused each other of carrying out cross-border shelling.
The DRC is the newest member of the seven-nation bloc, the others being Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Tanzania and Uganda.
InFocus
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Senagalese President Macky Sall, who is also the African Union chairperson, has called for dialogue between Rwanda and the DR Congo as tensions escalate between the two neighbour Read more »
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Since March 2022, fighting has escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between the army and the rebel group March 23 Movement - widely known as M23. The group ... Read more »
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This past week, about 30 delegations representing armed groups from DR Congo's Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu states, as well as the DR Congo government,Read more »
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Earlier in May, 2022 - after a false start at the end of April, 2022 - representatives of some 23 of the eastern Read more »
