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,
Rwanda-backed force vows to march on capital in DRC conflict
DRC: Rwanda‑backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’
DR Congo rebels vow to march all the way to capital
The rebel leader whose fighters have captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has vowed to continue their offensive all the way to the capital, Kinshasa. Corneille Nangaa, who heads an alliance of rebel groups that includes the M23, said their ultimate aim was to topple President Félix Tshisekedi's government.
Secretary General Antonio Guterres speaks separately with Congo and Rwanda presidents over phone, emphasizes protection of civilians - Anadolu Ajansı
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Protesters attack embassies in Kinshasa after increase in fighting between M23 and Congolese forcesDozens of demonstrators have attacked several embassies in Kinshasa after an increase in fighting between M23 and Congolese forces.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Troops 'Vigorously' Countering M23 Push, Says DRC President TshisekediDR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced in the east of the country.
Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified in recent days, prompting the United Nations to issue a warning.
KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | Uganda Airlines announced on Tuesday the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where several embassies were damaged,
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday called for UN Security Council sanctions against Rwanda, saying its forces had crossed into Congolese territory in what amounted to a "declaration of war."
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - 'The Violence Must End Now', UN Security Council ToldThe UN Security Council convened its second emergency meeting in three days on Tuesday to address the escalating crisis in Goma - the regional capital of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Ridicule does not kill. But maybe it should. If it did, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) would have long ago been laid to rest, not by war or famine, but by the sheer weight of its own absurdity.
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels claimed to have control of Goma.
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has escalated a crisis whose origins go back decades.
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