French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has arrived in Congo's capital Kinshasa, an official at the presidency said on Thursday, as Rwanda-backed rebels consolidated control of Goma in the east of the African country.
M23 rebels aim is to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war
FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in eastern DR Congo. He says that the ambitions of the Rwanda-backed M23 differ now from their aims back in 2012,
Anti-Rwandan protests broke out in Kinshasa Tuesday morning, as rebels battled Congolese forces in the key eastern city of Goma.
Gaps in securing Uganda’s embassy in Kinshasa are to blame for the attacks that forced the diplomats into hiding on January 28, Daily Monitor has learnt.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Greed and Cynicism Fuel Rwanda's War in DRCThe fresh offensive by the M23 rebels and Rwanda forces in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coincides with the first anniversary of the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the European Union (EU) and Rwanda to cooperate on the supply of "critical minerals.
Former president Thabo Mbeki says that for as long as the Democratic Republic of Congo refuses to look after the Rwandan-speaking Congolese population in the eastern part of the country, then military groups like M23 will continue to exist.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Museveni Ready for Regional Peace Talks As Uganda Denies Involvement in DRC ConflictPresident Museveni has expressed willingness to participate in regional peace talks to end hostilities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Minister of State for Regional Affairs John Mulimba has revealed.
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Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capitalRwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion and his defense minister rejected calls for dialogue.
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Bring M23 to the table, Kagame tells EAC leadersKagame says militias backed by the DRC, including Rwandan genocidaires FDLR, were
French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has arrived in Congo's capital Kinshasa, an official at the presidency said on Thursday, as Rwanda-backed rebels consolidated control of Goma in the east of the African country.
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