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Congo-Kinshasa: Guterres Urges M23 Rebels to Respect Tuesday Ceasefire Agreement
UN News, 6 March 2023
The UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a ceasefire agreement due to come into effect on Tuesday. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Clash With DR Congo Troops Despite Regional Ceasefire
RFI, 7 March 2023
M23 rebels clashed with soldiers on two fronts in eastern DR Congo on Tuesday, officials said, despite a regional ceasefire deal due to take effect the same day. Read more »
UN Chief Urges M23 Rebels to Respect Latest DR Congo Ceasefire
UN Secretary-General Antonio Gutteres has urged leadersof the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a ceasefire agreement that came into effect on March 7, 2023.
M23 rebels clashed with soldiers on two fronts in eastern DR Congo on the same day of the regional ceasefire signing, officials said.
Eastern DRC is home to multiple armed groups, including the rebel M23 force, which has been fighting a major campaign against government troops in recent months, supported by the UN mission there, known by its French acronym MONUSCO.
DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekdi has in recent months also accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebels and called for sanctions against its neighbour.
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DR Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi has appealed to President Emmanuel Macron of France to assist in applying sanctions on Rwanda for their alleged support of M23 rebels in the ... Read more »
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The Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebel group, fighting in the country's east, on December 6, 2022 said it is willing to withdraw from their occupied territories and ... Read more »
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Rwanda has set up an emergency refugee camp in Rubavu District in anticipation of a possible influx of refugees in the coming weeks amid fears of renewed fighting in eastern DR ... Read more »
United Nations peacekeepers handing over a military base in North Kivu province to troops of the DR Congo: Soldiers of both forces have come under attack by M23 rebels.
