Tag: M23
DRC: Arrests targeting M23 sympathizers continue in North Kivu
In the DRC, arrests continue for people accused of collusion with the M23. After the death sentence of 26 people by a military court last week, attention is now turning…
M23 rebellion seizes Ishasha town on Ugandan border
In the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels supported by Rwanda took control of the border town of Ishasha with Uganda this Sunday, August 4. The capture…
Angolan presidency announces ceasefire agreement between Kinshasa and Rwanda
A new ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo starting this Sunday, August 4. This was announced by the Angolan presidency yesterday evening, Tuesday, July 30, after a meeting between…
Kinshasa accuses Rwanda and M23 of jamming operations harming air security
The Congolese government accuses Rwanda of carrying out ” jamming attacks ” in eastern DRC in order to harm air safety. According to Kinshasa, a technical investigation revealed the responsibility…
EU adds nine names to sanctions list
The EU on Friday 26 July added nine individuals and the rebel coalition Alliance du fleuve Congo (AFC) to its sanctions list against armed groups fuelling the conflict in the…
Washington announces sanctions against Congo River Alliance
The US Treasury Department announced on Thursday, July 25, a series of sanctions targeting a coalition of Congolese rebel groups, including the March 23 Movement (M23), accused of seeking to…
Trial in absentia of rebel Corneille Nangaa, political leader of the Congo River Alliance, begins
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Kinshasa-Gombe Military Court opens the trial of Corneille Nangaa, political leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), on July 24, 2024. This…
Kinshasa summons Ugandan ambassador after UN experts report points to links with M23
Uganda’s chargé d’affaires in the DRC, Matata Twaha, was summoned on Friday by Congolese Deputy Foreign Minister Gracia Yamba Kazadi. The meeting follows a United Nations report accusing his country…
Is the presence of Burundian soldiers worsening tensions with Kigali and Kampala?
In addition to Rwanda, Uganda is also being singled out by UN experts for its involvement in the conflicts in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and its support for the…
Belgium calls on Rwanda to withdraw its troops from the DRC
The report of the United Nations group of experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo points to an intensification of the “already very serious” humanitarian crisis in the east of…