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Congo-Kinshasa: Nationwide Rallies Protest Rebel Violence in East
DW, 4 December 2022
Church-led marches across the Democratic Republic of Congo saw protesters decry fighting in the country's restive east and condemn neighboring Rwanda for allegedly backing rebels. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Rebels Deny Civilian Massacre As Truce Breaks Down
VOA, 2 December 2022
Democratic Republic of Congo rebels with the March 23 Movement, known as M23, have denied the military's accusation they carried out a massacre of civilians as a truce between the… Read more »
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East Africa: Inter-Congolese Dialogue Opens As East Africa Community Seeks to End DRC Rebel Activity
RFI, 30 November 2022
A fresh round of EAC-led talks between the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and armed militia operational in the eastern DRC has opened in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi without,… Read more »
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East Africa: Summit Calls for M23 Withdrawal From Its Positions in Eastern DR Congo
New Times, 23 November 2022
The Luanda summit on the security crisis in eastern DR Congo has ordered the FDLR, a terrorist group composed of remnants responsible for the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi in… Read more »
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East Africa: Analysts Say Ugandan Troops Heading to DR Congo to Make Amends for the Past
VOA, 23 November 2022
The Ugandan army on Monday said it will send 1,000 troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to join a regional force to help fight rebels and end decades of instability. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 - Four Things You Should Know About the Rebel Group's Campaign in Rwanda-DRC Conflict
The Conversation Africa, 23 November 2022
Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's national army and the rebel group M23 has displaced thousands of people in the eastern border city of Goma. Formed 10 years ago,… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - Way to Peace Fraught With Strife
DW, 22 November 2022
In the wake of renewed attacks by rebels in the eastern Congo, regional organizations and neighboring states are doubling down on efforts to solve the conflict. But peace remains… Read more »
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Rwanda: DRC and Rwanda Summit Postponed
ANGOP, 20 November 2022
The summit between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which was due to take place Monday in the Angolan capital, Luanda, to discuss the crisis opposing the two… Read more »
DR Congo Marches Protest Against Violence in East
Peace marches organised by the Catholic Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday December 4, 2022 attracted thousands of people angry at the violence in the country's troubled east. Protesters in the capital, Kinshasa, carried banners reading, "No to the hypocrisy of the international community. Congo is not for sale", Deutsche Welle reports.
The marches came days after the Congolese government said the death toll from an alleged "massacre" of civilians in the east left more than 100 dead. The government accused the rebel group M23 of the killings at Kishishe, a village around 70km north of Goma.
A cease-fire was recently agreed upon with the M23, though it is reportedly not being fully observed. The rebel group has since denied breaking the truce.
In late November, a summit on the security crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has called for all local and foreign armed groups to put down their weapons.
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Peacekeepers patrol Butembo in North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (file photo).
