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DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed armed ...
Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels tighten control over Goma as regional leaders meet
Hopes for a ceasefire were pegged on a virtual summit of east African leaders convened by Kenyan president William Ruto on ...
US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo
The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider measures to halt an offensive by Rwandan ...
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Rwanda-Backed Rebels in Eastern Congo Say They Plan to Take Their Fight to the Capital
also proposed by the east African regional bloc of which Rwanda is a member. Their motive, however, is to gain political power, Corneille Nangaa, one of the political leaders of M23, said during ...
As M23 Rebel Group Advances in Congo, a New Leader Signals a Shift in Its Identity
The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...
M23 declares ceasefire in DRC as regional leaders try to forge peace
The rebel group M23 declared a ceasefire in areas under its control in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, citing ...
Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
Meanwhile, Rwandan President Paul Kagame said his country will “deal” with any confrontation from South Africa after 13 of its peacekeepers in eastern Congo were killed.