What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid ... - Associated Press News
WEBFeb 19, 2024 · Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help.
Rebel group in Congo generates $300,000 monthly ... - Associated Press News
WEB23 hours ago · M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a rebel military group mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis that broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. They staged a large offensive in 2012 and took over the provincial capital of Goma near the border with Rwanda, the same city they are threatening again.
Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence ... - Associated Press News
WEBMar 13, 2024 · GOMA, Congo (AP) — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis.
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
WEBRebels from the ethnic Tutsi-led M23 movement are blocking the two main roads into Goma from the north and the west and preventing produce from getting through.
DR Congo: Rwandan Forces, M23 Rebels Shell Civilians
WEB6 days ago · (Nairobi) – The Rwandan army and the M23 armed group have indiscriminately shelled displacement camps and other densely populated areas near Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
Threat of regional war intensifies as DR Congo rebels close in on …
WEBMar 19, 2024 · M23, made up mostly of Congolese Tutsis, claims to be protecting the DRC’s Tutsi population against a Hutu militia, the FDLR. Rwanda sees militias such as the FDLR as a threat to its security ...
DR Congo: Fighting threatens stability of entire region ... - UN News
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), fighting between the M23 armed group and national forces has further compounded the dire humanitarian situation in the east, the head of the UN...
Thousands flee in eastern DR Congo as M23 rebels advance near …
WEBFeb 7, 2024 · Thousands of people are fleeing violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as fighting intensifies between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group.
DR Congo conflict: M23 rebels executed over 130 civilians - UN - BBC
WEBDec 8, 2022 · A UN investigation has found that at least 131 civilians in the Democratic Republic of Congo died in a November attack by the M23 rebel group. The UN report said the massacre took place in two...
Massive displacement as fighting surges in eastern DR Congo - UN News
WEBFeb 14, 2024 · Civilians in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are once again bearing the brunt of localized violence, amid a sharp uptick in fighting between Government forces and the M23...