Advancing M23 Fighters In DR Congo Aided By Rwanda Backing, Army Weakness
The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo and on Thursday was ...
Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern trading town of Minova, ...
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.
Fighting reaches the outskirts of eastern Congo's largest city as rebels close in
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in Goma on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to the city in eastern Congo as they battle the Congolese army. Bombs were heard going off in the distant ...
Congolese Army Battles To Halt Advancing Rwanda-backed Fighters
Congolese helicopter gunships swooped low over the plains to fire volleys of rockets and troops trucked towards the front line to halt Rwanda-backed fighters advancing on DR Congo's eastern provincial ...
Rwanda’s Paul Kagame urges Congo to negotiate with M23 rebels after they seize strategic towns
President Paul Kagame of Rwanda has urged Congolese authorities to negotiate with a violent rebel group that has seized key ...
US Demands Rwanda Stop Jamming GPS Signal in War-Torn East Congo
The US State Department demanded that Rwanda stop using GPS jamming equipment in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where ...
Congo rebels muddy minerals market with illegal Rwanda exports, says UN report
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda last year, leading to the largest contamination of the Great Lakes Region's mineral ...