More pressure on Rwanda

UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in
U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.
The US sanctions a Rwanda official and a rebel spokesperson over violence in Congo
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.
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
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 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.
Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive
South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been ...
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M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.
The New York Times10d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
Last month, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers ...
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
Residents listen to M23 rebel soldiers in Goma, Democratic republic of the Congo, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. Credit: AP/Moses Sawasawa M23 is more of a threat now because the group is trying to ...
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M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
It’s cowardice,” Byamungu added. Unlike in 2012, when the M23 briefly seized Goma and withdrew after international ...
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.