Al Jazeera on MSN7d
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
M23 fighters have been pressing to capture strategic eastern city for months and intensified offensives in recent days.
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
A rebel alliance spearheaded by the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 militia said it had seized the lakeside city of more than 2 million ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels say they've captured Congo city of Goma
The Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group claims they've captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. The ...
Rwandan-backed M23 advance into DR Congo threatens regional war
M23 now controls nearly all of North Kivu and the province’s vast mineral wealth—including tin (cassiterite), tantalum ...
The Associated Press on MSN12d
1,772 Black servicemen who died in WWI were ignored in South Africa. At last they are being honored
They didn’t serve in Europe but in the fringe battles in Africa, where Allied forces fought in the then-German colonies of ...
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Outspoken and Defiant: Ingabire reflects on decades of advocacy for women’s rights
When you speak about women’s rights and gender equality in Rwanda over the past thirty years, one of the most outstanding figures and voices that comes up on the list is the name Marie Immaculée ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
ABC News5d
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid to put pressure on Rwanda to withdraw its support When Rwanda-backed ...
The Africa Report1d
Are the Rwanda‑backed M23 rebels heading south?
After taking control of Goma, the M23 rebels – backed by Rwanda – now want to advance further into South Kivu. But as they ...
U.S. News & World Report7d
Analysis-Rise of Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels in Congo Harder to Stop This Time
Analysis-Rise of Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels in Congo Harder ... Kagame seized the moment," one Western diplomat told Reuters. The Rwandan president has traded on his image as a stable partner ...
Reuters5d
UK warns Rwanda of threat to aid over its involvement in DRC conflict
They extended their advance on Wednesday. Rwandan forces backed up M23 in Goma, according to Congo, the United States and other Western powers. Rwanda has denied its involvement. British foreign ...