Tag: M23
the M23 seizes a strategic locality in the territory of Masisi
While the fighting between the Congolese army, supported by local armed groups called wazalendo, and the M23, supported by Rwanda, has continued to intensify since the aborted summit in Luanda…
violent fighting between the army and the M23 in the territory of Masisi
Violent clashes pitted M23 rebels supported by Rwanda against the Congolese Armed Forces, supported by local armed groups, on Thursday, January 2, in eastern DRC. Of great intensity, they took…
13 soldiers sentenced to death in Butembo for “fleeing from the enemy” during fighting with the M23
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least 13 soldiers from the Congolese army engaged on the front lines against the M23 rebels were sentenced to death…
clashes between the army and the Wazalendo militias leave around ten dead
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, at least seven civilians were killed and four others injured in clashes between elements of the Congolese army and a Wazalendo…
fighting continues for control of Lubero and regains pacified areas
In eastern DRC, the war continues to pit the M23 rebels – supported by neighboring Rwanda – against the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) – supported…
President Tshisekedi on lightning visit to Burundi after the failure of the Luanda negotiations
This Sunday, December 22, 2024, Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi paid a lightning visit to Burundian President Évariste Ndayishimiye, one of his main allies in the region. The visit was prepared…
dismissal of General Christian Tshiwewe Songesha as head of the Armed Forces General Staff
Changes at the head of the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC). Félix Tshisekedi made a series of appointments in a context of increasing violence in the…
the M23 seizes the town of Matembe in Lubero
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels supported by Rwanda took control on Sunday of the town of Matembe, more than 150 kilometers north of Goma…
fighting resumes on the eastern front and continues on the northern front
Fighting resumed on Saturday December 7 and Sunday December 8 in Saké, a town located about thirty kilometers from Goma, one of the main cities in eastern DRC. Clashes there…
EAC heads of state call for merger of peace processes
This Saturday, East African heads of state gathered in Arusha, Tanzania for the EAC summit. A special summit organized to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the regional organization, but with…