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Congo-Kinshasa: An Ever More Precarious Situation in DR Congo
CFR, 14 March 2023
As the Democratic Republic of Congo's decades-long struggle with insecurity heats up, increased regional military engagement heightens risks. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: 'I Just Want to Return Home' - Displaced Congolese On the M23 Conflict and the Need for Peace
The New Humanitarian, 13 March 2023
'My big wish is for the government to bring peace.' Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: 300,000 Flee Ongoing Violence in DR Congo in February Alone - UNHCR
UN News, 10 March 2023
Humanitarians issued an alert on Friday for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where heavy fighting continues to uproot hundreds of thousands of people in east of the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Dozens Dead in Suspected ADF Attack
DW, 9 March 2023
Suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants, an insurgent group with ties to the "Islamic State," have killed at least 36 people in an overnight attack in eastern Congo. Read more »
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Rwanda: DR Congo Soldier Fires at RDF, Killed
New Times, 3 March 2023
A soldier of the Congolese army (FARDC) crossed over from the DR Congo and shot at RDF soldiers manning the common border between Grande Barrière and Petite Barrière… Read more »
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Burundi: Burundi Confirms Plan to Deploy Troops to Eastern DR Congo
New Times, 3 March 2023
Burundi will deploy troops to the East African Regional Force in eastern DR Congo, on March 4, in line with the roadmap set by the EAC military chiefs on February 9, in Nairobi,… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Congolese MPs Pressure Tshisekedi to Address FDLR Presence
New Times, 2 March 2023
Seventeen provincial members of parliament in North Kivu have asked President Felix Tshisekedi to address the root causes of the FDLR presence in eastern DR Congo as part of find a… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Senior UN Rights Official Calls On Authorities to Stop 'Appalling' Violence
UN News, 23 February 2023
A top UN human rights official called on authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to redouble efforts to promote intercommunal trust amid a spate of deadly attacks… Read more »
UN Delegation Visits DR Congo As Conflict Rages On
An attack on a village in eastern DR Congo, allegedly by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) miltants with ties to Islamic State, left approximately 36 people dead and several villagers missing. Mumbere Limbadu Arsene, the head of the civil society group, said the modus operandi suggested that the ADF was behind the attack, since no shots were fired.
A United Nations Security Council delegation wrapped up a three-day visit to DR Congo on Sunday, with ambassadors stressing a political solution to end the raging M23 rebel conflict. Voice of America reports that the delegation landed in the DR Congo capital, Kinshasa, on Thursday March 9, 2023, before traveling to Goma on Saturday. The team met Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi. In Goma they had talks with local officials, civil leaders and toured a displaced persons' camp.
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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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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 Read more »
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Rwanda authorities are claiming that 25 fighter jets from DR Congo violated its airspace on January 24, 2023 - the third time such an incident occurred in three months - forcing ... Read more »
