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Congo-Kinshasa: Peace in DRC Means Addressing Root Causes Behind Militias, Say Rights Groups
VOA, 8 July 2022
Leaders of the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda meeting in Angola this week agreed to ease tensions and normalize diplomatic relations. The DRC has accused Rwanda of… Read more »
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Central Africa: M23 Rejects Ceasefire Deal Signed Between DR Congo and Rwanda
DW, 7 July 2022
Clashes broke out in Eastern Congo on Thursday between the military and M3 after the rebel group said that a ceasefire deal signed the previous day was "irrelevant." Read more »
Rebels Say Ceasefire Between DR Congo, Rwanda Is Irrelevant
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda agreed to a "de-escalation process" to curb the fighting and violence along their shared eastern border on July 6, 2022. The agreement included the withdrawal of M23 fighters from DR Congo.
Clashes broke out in Eastern Congo on July 7, 2022 between the military and M23, after the rebel group said that the ceasefire deal signed the previous day was "irrelevant."
"We are Congolese, not Rwandan," M23 spokesperson Willy Ngoma said. "If there's a ceasefire, it can only be between us and the DR Congo government."
Ngoma said the latest clashes broke out after M23 positions around Kanyabusoro in Rwanda, were attacked. Residents in the area were forced to flee their homes.
Members of the rebel militia group known as the M23 leave the city of Goma in December 2012.
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Rwanda: Kagame Meets Tshisekedi, Lourenço Over DR Congo Crisis
New Times, 5 July 2022
President Paul Kagame is in Angola where he is meeting his counterparts, President João Lourenço of Angola and DR Congo's Felix Tshisekedi, sources have confirmed. Read more »
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Rwanda: Leaders of Rwanda, DRC to Meet in Angola Amid Rising Tensions
RFI, 6 July 2022
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi is due to meet with his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame in Angola amid increasing hostility between the neighboring countries. Read more »
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East Africa: Congo, Rwanda Agree to 'De-Escalate' Tensions
DW, 7 July 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to curb the fighting and violence along their shared eastern border, the Congolese presidency… Read more »
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Rwanda: DRC, Rwanda Agree to End Rebel Violence and Normalise Relations
RFI, 7 July 2022
The Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have agreed to a "de-escalation process" to stop violence between the Congolese army and rebels, which the DRC claims are supported by… Read more »
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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,< Read more »
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The Angolan Government and the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) are creating conditions for resuming the repatriation of refugees from the Democratic Republic ... Read more »
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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 »
