What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups ...
Feb 19, 2024 · Aid organisations 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.
Over 200 dead as thousands flee and violence flares in ... - ABC News
Feb 15, 2024 · In a "dramatic resurgence" of violence, the March 23 Movement (M23) armed rebel group is advancing towards Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, forcing thousands of civilians caught in the crossfire to flee as fighting intensifies between M23, the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and various other armed groups.
DR Congo: Rwandan-backed M23 rebels perpetrating summary …
Feb 17, 2023 · Members of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group killed at least twenty men and raped scores of women and girls in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, an Amnesty International investigation released today reveals.
Escalating Violence in Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Feb 20, 2024 · A dramatic spike in hostilities between the Congolese national forces and the 23 March Movement (M23) armed group in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has exacerbated the country’s...
M23 rebels announce withdrawal from eastern DR Congo villages - Al Jazeera
Apr 10, 2022 · Fighting between the rebels and soldiers flared up Wednesday after several days of calm, and rebels from the March 23 Movement (M23) took control of around a dozen villages in Rutshuru...
DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance - BBC
Rebels 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.
Resurging violence in Democratic Republic of Congo ... - NPR
Feb 16, 2024 · In the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, tens of thousands of people flee violence again. Clashes have intensified between the DRC army and the rebel group called March 23 Movement.
M23 seizes town in east DR Congo as rebels gaining ground
Jun 30, 2024 · Kinshasa accuses Rwanda of backing the Tutsi-led M23 rebel group which has seized swathes of eastern DR Congo in an ongoing offensive launched in 2021 — something Kigali denies.
Why Congo’s M23 Crisis Lingers On - IPI Global Observatory
May 30, 2023 · In October 2021, the March 23 movement (M23) rebooted its insurgent campaign in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a country that for 30 years has cycled through iterations of conflict with armed groups.
Urgent Action Needed to Defuse Violence in Democratic Republic …
May 31, 2022 · The recent spate of violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo includes a fresh round of attacks by the infamous March 23 Movement armed group, better known as M23, which was most...