Why DR Congo's army struggles against the smaller M23
M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance in eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
as M23 has always been seen as a Rwanda-backed armed group defending Tutsi minorities," according to Christian Moleka, a political scientist at the Congolese think tank Dypol. Congo’s President ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict
Show more Show less The M23 has seized swathes of the DRC's mineral-rich east DRC President Felix Tshisekedi has repeatedly branded the M23 a 'terrorist' group Rwandan President Paul Kagame (C ...
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Rwanda says Canadian sanctions over DRC conflict 'shameful'
The M23 armed group -- backed by thousands of Rwandan soldiers, according to UN experts -- has taken swathes of the eastern ...
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Angola will attempt to broker direct talks between Congo and M23, presidency says
Angola to mediate talks between Congo and M23 rebels Congo's government hesitant to engage in talks with M23 Rwanda denies backing M23 rebels, claims self-defence March 11 (Reuters) - Angola said ...
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US sanctions Rwandan official and rebel leader as war expands in eastern Congo
The threat of sanctions prompted the withdrawal of Rwandan support for M23 in 2012, but the situation has since changed. Ben Shepherd, a consulting fellow at the U.K. think tank Chatham House ...
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Congo says M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have taken a 2nd major eastern city
as M23 has always been seen as a Rwanda-backed armed group defending Tutsi minorities,” according to Christian Moleka, a political scientist at the Congolese think tank Dypol. Congo’s ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
as M23 has always been seen as a Rwanda-backed armed group defending Tutsi minorities,” according to Christian Moleka, a political scientist at the Congolese think tank Dypol. Congo’s ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
as M23 has always been seen as a Rwanda-backed armed group defending Tutsi minorities,” according to Christian Moleka, a political scientist at the Congolese think tank Dypol. Congo’s ...