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DRC accuses Rwanda, M23 of planning attack on Goma


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The Congolese army spokesman, General Sylvain Ekenge, affirms that movements of the Rwandan army and the M23 rebellion are underway in the province of North Kivu with a view, according to him, "to attack the city of Goma". An M23…

ICC: DRC files 2nd complaint against M23 rebels


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The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has filed a complaint at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague, Netherlands, against the Rwandan army-M23 coalition for crimes committed in the east of the country. "The…

DRC urges France to sanction Rwanda over M23 violence


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A clash between the visiting French president Emmanuel Macron and his DR Congo counterpart Felix Tshisekedi played out on Saturday when the two heads of state were having a joint press conference in Kinshasa. The former French Foreign…

DRC Women call for M23 rebels departure


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Hundreds of displaced women in Goma called for the departure of the rebel group M23 and an end to the violence in Eastern Congo.  The women said they're suffering from hunger and their children have been unable to attend school. With…

Rwanda to stop backing M23 rebels in DRC- EU


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The European Union has urged Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group, which has captured swaths of territory in North Kivu province in neighbouring (DRC). The DRC along with the United States and several European countries has…

DRC conflict: M23 rebels killed 131 civilians- UN


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M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on November 29-30 according to preliminary findings, the UN mission in the country said. Authorities in Kinshasa had said that some 300 people, almost all…

DRC President accuses Kigali of backing M23 rebels


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Democratic Republic of the Congo President Felix Tshisekedi says there was "no doubt" that Rwanda was backing a rebellion on their territory, but insisted he was still seeking peaceful relations with Kigali. His remarks were just the…