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Congo, Rwanda and M23 rebellion

Rwanda's Kagame slams critics as Congo rebels press south

STORY: President Paul Kagame said that Rwanda was ready to, quote, "deal with" any possible "confrontation" with South Africa, should it arise over the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, hours after Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilization to resist the rebellion.

Rwanda's Kagame defiant on criticism of east Congo offensive; rebels push south

Rwandan President Paul Kagame blasted criticism of his country's role in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where rebels his government backs have seized its largest city, saying Kigali is prepared for "confrontation" if necessary.

Goma, M23 and Congo

U.S. News & World Report · 31m

Having Seized Goma, Congo's M23 Rebels Want to Show They Can Govern

Members of the M23 rebel group gather to supervise Congolese potential recruits for the M23 rebel group before being taken to training centres run by M23 rebels, amid clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC),

Reuters on MSN · 1d

Congo's M23 rebels control devastated Goma as mercenaries exit via Rwanda

By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their control over east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Wednesday as columns of Romanian mercenaries hired to fight for Congo entered Rwanda under tight supervision by Rwandan security forces.

Boise State Public Radio · 1d

The latest on the fighting in the Congolese city of Goma

There are growing international calls for Rwanda and the DRC to restart peace talks, as the Rwandan backed rebels take over a major city in the mineral rich region of eastern Congo.

48mon MSN

DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...

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Rwanda’s stealth occupation of eastern Congo

What has been a slow-burn crisis in eastern DRC has again exploded into the open. Kagame appears to have calculated that a ...

23hon MSN

'Mercenaries' From NATO State Caught Up in DR Congo Rebellion: Reports

The Rwanda Defense Force reported escorting hundreds of "Romanian mercenaries" out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

8h

Congo says French foreign minister arrives in Kinshasa

French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot has arrived in Congo's capital Kinshasa, an official at the presidency said on ...

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Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover

Residents of the besieged city of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, say they are gripped by fear as ...

22h

What is happening in eastern Congo? Rebels claim they captured a key city

Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo were losing control of the key city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed ...

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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

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