23 小时之前 · Rwandan troops observed pouring into Congo . The Rwanda-backed M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo in one of Africa’s longest conflicts, displacing 4.5 million people and creating what the U.N. called “one of the most protracted, complex, serious humanitarian crises on Earth.”

3 天之前 · Rwanda’s exploitation of Congo’s rare minerals has been detailed in multiple reports from the United Nations. Last year, M23 seized an area around the Congolese town of Rubaya that is rich in ...

7 小时之前 · What’s at stake, experts warn, is a larger regional war. The United Nations says up to 4,000 Rwandan troops support M23 in Congo. (Rwanda denies this.)

2 小时之前 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region’s major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it learned were carried out by the rebels in recent days following a major escalation of their yearslong rebellion. Congolese forces, meanwhile, repelled the rebels in their offensive towards ...

2 天之前 · DR Congo and multiple UN reports have accused Rwanda of using the conflict as a way of looting Congolese minerals, such as gold and coltan, which is used to make batteries for electric vehicles ...

5 天之前 · Congo cut ties with Rwanda over the weekend as recent attempts at diplomatic talks between the two countries failed. Rwanda has denied claims it has prolonged the conflict. Rwanda accuses Congo of ...

4 天之前 · Rwanda denies the charge and accuses the DRC of harbouring members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, an anti-Kagame rebel group that was involved in the 1994 Rwandan genocide ...

2 天之前 · They said these Rwandan special forces were there to train and support the rebels, and they did not interact with M23 regulars. Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo ...

3 天之前 · The conflict has its roots in Rwanda’s 1994 genocide, which spilled over into Congo, leading to decades of fighting. Like the leaders of Rwanda, M23 is mostly made up of people from the Tutsi ...

5 天之前 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war.” The M23 rebels announced the city’s capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline expired that had been imposed by ...