Tag: M23
fighting spreads to North Kivu as diplomacy heats up in Kinshasa
The fighting continued this Saturday, November 12, 2022 in North Kivu. New violent clashes have pitted the Congolese army against M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. And the…
the Assembly wants to prevent the access of the security services to members of armed groups
Since the 2000s, many former rebel leaders and their fighters have been promoted into the army and police in the DRC. Some are even in command of large units and…
at the gates of Goma, the displaced find themselves in difficult conditions
In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the M23 rebel offensive has caused panic in the province of North Kivu. At least 50,000 people have fled their villages since October 20,…
the regional force of the EAC is struggling to see the light of day, despite some progress
The head of Congolese diplomacy, Christophe Lutundula, announced on RFI the operationalization of the Regional Force of the Community of East African States, of which the DRC is now part,…
several thousand Congolese demonstrate in Goma against Rwanda
Responding to the call of civil society and citizen movements, several thousand people demonstrated Monday in Goma in the province of North Kivu against Rwanda, accused by the DRC of…
civil society is concerned about the humanitarian situation with the advance of the M23
While on Saturday October 29, in eastern DRC, the towns of Rutshuru and Kiwanja were taken by M23 rebels, fighting continued on Sunday October 30 and several sources claim that…
government responds to Rwandan accusations of ‘military escalation’ with M23
Kigali accuses Kinshasa of being on the way to military escalation after renewed fighting between the M23 armed group and the Congolese army in Rutshuru province, eastern DRC. In a…
Bunagana in the hands of the M23 for two months, no way out in sight
It has been two months since the town of Bunagana and a few other localities in Rutshuru territory (North Kivu) have been occupied by M23 fighters. The military solution is…
In Kinshasa, Anthony Blinken defends the territorial integrity of the DRC
After his stay in South Africa, Antony Blinken arrived in the DRC on Tuesday August 9 at the end of the afternoon. The head of the American diplomacy exchanged in…
the M23 refutes the conclusions of the United Nations report
The M23 refutes the conclusions of the UN report published Thursday, August 4, namely that the rebel movement received support from the Rwandan army on Congolese soil, from November to…