M23 rebellion, Rwanda and Congo

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in its mineral-rich eastern region.
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of killing children and attacking hospitals and warehouses storing humanitarian aid.
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo
Over 7,000 killed in eastern Congo since January: PM
The M23 movement, supported by some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to U.N. experts, now controls large tracts of troubled eastern Congo. Its rapid advance has sent tens of thousands fleeing.
Over 7,000 people killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has seized large swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC -- including the main cities of Goma and Bukavu -- in the face of limited resistance from Congolese forces.
Fighting in Congo has killed 7,000 since January, DRC prime minister says
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...
What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...
At least 7,000 have died in Congo this year, country's PM tells UN's human rights council
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on ...
UN Security Council calls on Rwanda to pull troops from Congo
The United Nations Security Council on Friday called on Rwanda's military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern ...
One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...
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Overdue Accountability in Democratic Republic of Congo
Until now, the international response to the rapidly escalating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the ...
UN Security Council Condemns Rwanda for Eastern Congo Violence
The United Nations Security Council condemned Rwanda for backing a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ...
“Congolese Are Paying the Price” for Western Demand for Minerals & Support for Rwanda’s Paul Kagame
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents, who have already taken two key cities ...
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Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo
On February 16th soldiers from M 23 marched single-file through the streets of Bukavu, eastern Congo’s second-largest city.
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Rebel offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo clouds future for Israeli NGO
Israeli American founder Ariel Kedem fears third Congolese civil war, warns the severely malnourished children his group is ...
Anger as aid worker dies after DR Congo shooting
An aid worker has died from gunshot wounds in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels who captured ...