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Congo-Kinshasa: UN Demands Action to Protect Children in DR Congo
Unicef, 23 February 2024
The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) are calling for immediate action to protect children and families caught in the escalating violence… Read more »
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Rwanda: Why Rwanda Supports M23 Rebels in DR Congo's Conflict
DW, 22 February 2024
Fierce battles between Congolese troops and the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have intensified regional tensions. Experts say it points to worsening relations between Kigali and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: France Says Rwanda Must End Support for M23 Rebels in DR Congo
RFI, 21 February 2024
France has called on Rwanda to end all support for M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo and to pull its troops out of the country. This comes on the heels of… Read more »
UN Demands Action to Protect Children in DR Congo
The latest conflict in Eastern DRC has resulted in catastrophic conditions for the local population, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) have said in a joint statement. The UN bodies expressed concern that fierce fighting over the past two weeks has moved closer to west of Goma, "where children and their families are caught in a deadly crossfire".
Displaced children in a temporary site for internally displaced people in DRC (file Photo).
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis Can Be Over If 'Real Issues' Are Addressed - Rwanda
New Times, 21 February 2024
The Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo, has responded to the accusations by France that Rwanda supports M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo. Read more »
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Kenya: Rwanda Demands FDLR Demobilisation As Condition for De-Escalation With DRC
Capital FM, 20 February 2024
Rwanda has demanded the demobilisation and repatriation of the DRC-backed Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) rebel group as a condition to de-escalate a… Read more »
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Kenya: Kigali Protests 'Shocking' US Statement On DRC-Backed Rwandan Rebels
Capital FM, 20 February 2024
Rwanda has protested the United States characterization of the DRC-backed Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), as a 'negative force' marking a departure from an… Read more »
InFocus
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While the M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, and the DR Congo troops continue battlling over the strategic town of Sake, which is on the way to Goma, refugee camps and hospitals a Read more »
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed unlawful killings, rape, and other apparent war crimes since late 2022, according Read more »
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Tutsi-led M23 rebels in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew from several villages on March 15, 2023, ahead of military deployments by a regional ... Read more »
