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Congo-Kinshasa: Regional Military Leaders Meet in Eastern DRC to Coordinate Strategy Against M23 Rebels
Independent (Kampala), 3 March 2024
Stability hangs in the balance in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where military leaders from five regional countries have been meeting for days to devise a… Read more »
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Rwanda: DRC-Rwanda Crisis - What's Needed to Prevent a Regional War
The Conversation Africa, 29 February 2024
In the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), South African, Burundian and Tanzanian troops are fighting against the Rwandan army, which has deployed in support of the… Read more »
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Rwanda: Regional Lawmakers Condemn Ethnic Violence in DR Congo
New Times, 26 February 2024
Lawmakers from the Great Lakes Region have condemned ethnically motivated violence and discrimination in eastern DR Congo, and called on the international community to consider the… Read more »
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African Union, 21 February 2024
The Chairperson of AUC, Moussa Faki Mahamat, is very concerned about the continuous tension in Eastern DRC and reiterates his call for rapid de-escalation. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo - Fighting Threatens Stability of Entire Region, Envoy Warns
UN News, 20 February 2024
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting between the M23 armed group and national forces has further compounded the dire humanitarian situation in the east, the head… Read more »
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Rwanda: Rwanda Will Never Apologise for Protecting Its People - Kagame
Nile Post, 19 February 2024
President Paul Kagame has refused to blink, at least not first, on the diplomatic impasse with Rwanda's neighbours DR Congo, telling the African Union that his country will neither… Read more »
Regional Military Leaders Meet in DR Congo to Coordinate Strategy
Military leaders from five countries have been meeting in Eastern DR Congo to devise a coordinated strategy to end the fighting that risks escalating into a regional conflict. The Congolese army, with their partners from the Southern African Development Community (SADC), have been battling to stop the advance of M23 rebels, triggering a humanitarian crisis.
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Just 20km from Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fighting is raging over the town of Sake. Escalating violence is forcing people to ... Read more »
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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) ... Read more »
