M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.
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M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
Bukavu's fall, if confirmed, marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
The eastern hills of the DRC, bordering Rwanda, are a "tinderbox of rebel and militia fiefdoms", said The Guardian, "stemming from two regional wars" that erupted on Congolese soil after the 1994 ...
Do new M23 gains offer opportunity to end conflict? To end the conflict in eastern DR Congo, particularly the M23 rebellion, its root causes need to be addressed permanently, says Frederick ...
But M23 says their fight had nothing to do with natural resources ... “From a failed state to a modern state whereby we want to make Congo as a business land.” The conflict can be traced ...
As Congolese rebels seize the city of Goma, what does Kigali stand to gain from this ... at least 13 peacekeepers over the weekend. The M23 rebel group has made significant territorial gains ...
The M23's offensives "seem to follow a clear logic", said DW. They want to "gain control" over the ... has been accused by Congolese people of "failing to do its job", said the BBC.