Tag: M23
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…
Congolese forces “denounce Kigali’s failure to respect the truce” announced by the United States
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Armed Forces (FARDC) ” denounce the non-respect of the truce by the Kigali regime » two-week operation in eastern DRC announced by…
Kigali and Kinshasa react to revelations on Rwanda and Uganda
As every six months, the UN experts mandated by the United Nations Security Council have submitted their report on the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This report,…
22 soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing from M23 rebels
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at least 22 soldiers have been sentenced to death. The Butembo Garrison Military Court, sitting in the Lubero flagrante delicto trial in the…
US announces two-week ‘humanitarian truce’
The United States Department of State announced on July 4, 2024 that ” all parties to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [se sont] engaged in a…
Félix Tshisekedi discusses the security situation in the East
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, spoke on the evening of Saturday to Sunday, June 30, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of his…