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Rwanda: AFC/M23 Says Will Withdraw From City of Uvira
New Times, 16 December 2025
The AFC/M23 movement has announced a unilateral withdrawal of its forces from Uvira, a move it referred to as a major confidence-building step aimed at advancing the Doha Peace… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Says It Will Withdraw From Key City of Uvira
RFI, 16 December 2025
The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Read more »
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Rwanda: AFC/M23 Facilitates Safe Return of Burundian Refugees, Urges Reciprocity
New Times, 15 December 2025
DR Congolese rebel movement AFC/M23, on Monday, December 15, facilitated the voluntary return of more than 500 Burundian refugees to their country, calling on the government of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fall of Eastern City Puts Civilians At Risk
HRW, 15 December 2025
Warring Parties Should Protect Population in Uvira; Improve Access to Aid Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting Sexual and Digital Violence in Ituri - Progress, but Persistent Challenges
Monusco, 15 December 2025
Sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV), including digital violence, continues to affect many communities in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Despite actions taken by MONUSCO and… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Militia Massacres Civilians Near Kinshasa
HRW, 16 December 2025
National Authorities Need to Address Rising Intercommunal Violence Read more »
Rebels Agree to Withdraw from DR Congo's Key City of Uvira
The M23 armed group has said that it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
The Rwanda-backed militias took control of the city near Burundi, just days after Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a road map to peace in Washington, whose future has been tarnished by the M23 advance, raising fears of a wider regional conflict.
The M23 called for adequate measures to be put in place to manage the city, including "demilitarisation, protecting its population and infrastructure, and monitoring the ceasefire with a neutral force". Rwanda has denied supporting M23 and blamed Congolese and Burundian forces for the renewed fighting.
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have reportedly entered the eastern DR Congo city of Uvira, an important base for the country's military near the borders to Burundi and Rwanda, triggering panic and forcing thousands to flee. Residents said M23 rebels marched in unopposed and claimed to have "liberated" the city, despite officials insisting government troops remained in control.
The advance came days after
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After 30 years of bloodshed, proxy wars, and political theatre, the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace agreement that many are calling historic. But in the Great Lakes region, where hope and disappointment walk side by side, it is fair to ask: Is this the beginning of peace - or another carefully choreographed illusion, asks Daniel Makokera in this allAfrica guest column.
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