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Congo-Kinshasa: Renewed Clashes in Eastern DR Congo
DW, 25 October 2023
After months of fragile calm in eastern Congo, fighting has resumed near the borders with Rwanda and Uganda. Experts say the unresolved conflict puts the entire Great Lakes Region… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: At Least 20 Dead in Suspected ADF Attack
New Times, 24 October 2023
At least 20 civilians were killed on Monday night in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo in an attack attributed to the Islamic State-affiliated Ugandan rebel group, ADF,… Read more »
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Rwanda: DR Congo Crisis - Rubavu Civilian Injured Amid Escalating Fighting Along Border
New Times, 24 October 2023
A Rwandan citizen based in the country's Western Province sustained injuries after he was injured by a stray bullet originating from clashes among the coalition of Kinshasa-backed… Read more »
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Kenya: Mortar That Killed Kenyan Peacekeeper Came From DR Congo Position - Source
Capital FM, 25 October 2023
A highly placed source within the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) has refuted claims that Rwanda planned the mortar attack that killed a Kenyan peacekeeper. Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda Spokesperson Explains Rubavu Border Incident
New Times, 24 October 2023
Rwanda is deeply concerned about the conflict that is taking place across the Western Province border, of which spillover effects continue to endanger the lives of Rwandan… Read more »
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East Africa: EAC Concerned Over Deteriorating Security Situation in North Kivu
Daily News, 16 October 2023
THE East African Community (EAC) has expressed its deep concern by the increasing hostilities perpetrated by armed groups in the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) Joint… Read more »
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Kenya: DR Congo Blames Rwanda for M23 Mortar Attacks That Killed an EAC Peacekeeper
Capital FM, 25 October 2023
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has blamed Rwanda for the death of an East African Community (EAC) peacekeeper after M23 rebels fired mortars at positions held by the… Read more »
Renewed Clashes in Eastern DR Congo
The resurgence of clashes in eastern Democratice Republic of Congo involving March 23 Movement (M23) militants and other armed groups and soldiers believed to be part of the Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), shatters a six-month period of fragile calm in the region.
The latest hostilities are taking place in and around the M23-controlled strategic Masisi Territory of North Kivu Province near the country's border with Rwanda and Uganda.
In Kitshanga, a strategic town in Masisi, some residents are now celebrating victory of rival armed groups known as Wazalendo, or "patriots", over the M23.
"So the new shift creates more problems for all of us in the east African and Great Lakes Region," Dr. David Matsanga, a London-based Ugandan expert on conflict resolution and chairperson of Pan African Forum UK LTD, told Deutsche Welle. Matsanga believes that a lack of honesty on the part of the DR Congo government and its neighbours, is a major challenge.
DR Congo has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting Tutsi-led M23 rebels. According to Matsanga, reports suggesting that elements of the FDLR, a Hutu-dominated militia, have joined the Wazalendo. Kigali accuses of the FDLR of complicity in the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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Families shelter at a church that is being used as a temporary site for internally displaced people in Ituri, DR Congo (file photo).
