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Its country director for DR Congo, Rose Tchwenko, told CNN in a statement that Goma, which she described as a “lifeline of humanitarian operations across eastern DRC” was now “perilously ...
Rwanda used to deny backing the M23, but recently it has adopted a more defensive line, saying fighting near the border between DR Congo and Rwanda is a threat to its security.
The calls come after 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DR Congo were killed in clashes with M23 rebels, UN and army officials have said. South Africa said nine of its soldiers ...
Rwanda rejected the sanctions as “unjustified and unfounded” emphasizing that border security with Congo was a national priority. Despite Rwanda's denials, the U.S. and UN have linked Rwanda to M23's actions, urging dialogue between Congo and the rebels. However, Congo's President Tshisekedi has refused talks, seeing M23 as a proxy of Rwanda.
DR Congo's government, as well as the US and France, have also identified Rwanda as backing the group. Last year, a UN experts report said that up to 4,000 Rwandan troops were fighting alongside ...
The UN said at least 900 people have been killed and 2,880 injured in recent fighting in and around Goma, DR Congo's largest eastern city, after it was seized by rebels.
The 2025 Goma offensive was a military operation launched by the March 23 Movement (M23), a Congolese rebel group that is part of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and is supported by Rwanda, against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It lasted from January 23 to January 30, 2025.
It comes after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo said they had captured fighters from the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) - a militia founded by ethnic Hutus who ...