The Africa Report3d
M23 takes Walikale in DRC, defying ceasefire: The shifting front line of the rebel offensive
The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ...
The New Times on MSN4d
Harvard scholar tells how Burundi, FDLR connived in DR Congo village massacr
As part of a book project on the mechanisms of genocide ideology in eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu Province, Harvard scholar Bojana Coulibaly and her research partner travelled to the region to ...
The Mail & Guardian4dOpinion
Diplomats are booted as DRC conflict goes on
The majority of the people in eastern DRC are Tutsis who have strong ties with other Tutsi groups across the border. Tutsis ...
Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and ...
The New Humanitarian3d
After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...
Council on Foreign Relations4d
The President’s Inbox Recap: Conflict in Eastern Congo
The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...
Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
Council on Foreign Relations4d
What’s Next for the Democratic Republic of Congo?
The crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is getting worse. In January, even before the Rwanda-backed M23 seized ...
Channels Television3d
M23 Fighters Seize Key DR Congo Town Despite Ceasefire Bid
It comes just after Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame held surprise talks in Doha on Tuesday, expressing their support for a ceasefire.