Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Congo harder to stop this time
After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, with the rebels fighting their way into Goma's city outskirts, Colleta Nzambonimpa found herself in church with nowhere left to turn.
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and rebel group M23 has intensified in recent days, prompting ...
Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel ...
In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including ...
An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on ...
(Jospin Mwisha/AFP/Getty Images) "Rwanda must cease its support for the M23 and withdraw," the European Union said in a statement on Saturday. The M23 briefly managed to take over Goma during a ...
A lightning advance in Congo's mineral-rich eastern borderlands is set to boost the M23 rebellion's illegal mining revenues, ...
GISENYI, Rwanda - Refugees, surrendering Congolese soldiers and stranded truckers thronged the Rwandan border on Tuesday, ...
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