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  • Fresh U.S. Sanctions May Hit Rwandan Security Officials

    U.S. officials may impose targeted sanctions on senior Rwandan security figures amid disputes over M23 U.S. officials may impose targeted sanctions on senior Rwandan security figures amid disputes over M23 figures , amid accusations that Kigali has not fully met security commitments linked to the withdrawal of M23 The key U.S. benchmark is an “immediate, complete, and verifiable” disengagement of M23 from areas it figure and entities, citing their alleged links to M23 and conflict dynamics in eastern DRC .

  • “I Had to Be There”: WHO Doctor Recounts Goma Crisis

    Thierno Balde recounts surviving Goma’s fall to M23 rebels, fighting cholera and mpox outbreaks, and Dr Thierno Baldé, 45, led the WHO response in Goma after the city fell to M23 rebels in early 2025. Thierno Balde recounts surviving Goma’s fall to M23 rebels, fighting cholera and mpox outbreaks, and with the World Health Organization (WHO), lived through the fall of Goma earlier this year when the M23 Hours later, Goma was under M23 control. Two weeks later, on his 45th birthday, Dr.

  • Political Change in Kigali Is the Only Sustainable Path to Peace

    Kigali has repeatedly intervened in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) through proxies like the M23 But the ink had barely dried when M23 launched new offensives in North and South Kivu. More than 200,000 people have been displaced since M23 resumed its offensive. Human Rights Watch documented “mass rapes, civilian killings and forced disappearances” by M23. M23 is not a rebellion. It is a foreign policy tool.

  • FARDC Warns of Escalating M23/RDF Attacks in North and South Kivu

    FARDC condemns new M23/RDF attacks in North and South Kivu, warning it will respond firmly to ceasefire FARDC Warns of Escalating M23/RDF Attacks in North and South Kivu FARDC condemns new M23/RDF attacks sounded the alarm over renewed attacks carried out by the coalition of Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) and M23 disinformation” aimed at shifting blame onto FARDC while obscuring the role of Rwanda’s advanced brigades and M23 Civilian Marches Under Rwandan Occupation Kinshasa denounces forced marches imposed on civilians by M23

  • How Ruto’s Goma Appointment Undermines Congo’s Sovereignty

    Kenya’s Goma consulate plan defies DRC sovereignty, risks legitimising M23 rebels, and exposes Ruto’s Undermines Congo’s Sovereignty Kenya’s Goma consulate plan defies DRC sovereignty, risks legitimising M23 Since January 2025 , M23 rebels , an armed group designated by the United States and United Nations for Nairobi’s decision to station a diplomat in territory largely controlled by M23 has provoked questions De‑facto recognition of M23 Goma is not just another consular district.

  • M23 rebel chief Makenga on right in Virunga highlands Published: June 29, 2024 at 3:30:15 PM Modified events in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the strategic town of Kanyabayonga has fallen to M23 approximately 100 kilometers north of Goma, this town's capture follows intense fighting on June 28 between the M23 Residents have confirmed the presence of M23 fighters in the town, with civil society in the Lubero area The M23 rebels' advance now threatens the city of Kayina, home to about 30,000 people, and potentially

  • political tensions Ex-DRC President Joseph Kabila meets chiefs in Goma, days after returning to the M23 His reappearance in Goma, a city partly under the control of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, has raised serious He is suspected of aiding M23, the same group Tshisekedi has fought hard to neutralize through military Tags Felix Tshisekedi Felix Tshisekedi Joseph Kabila Joseph Kabila M23 Conflict Updates M23 Conflict Updates M23 Rebels M23 Rebels DRC Politics DRC Politics DR.Congo DR.Congo ADVERTISEMENT Keep Reading

  • "Rwanda Is Not Protecting Us, It Is Exploiting Us.” Enock Sebineza

    Banyamulenge leader Enock Sebineza exposes Rwanda and M23 for using his community as a cover for occupation Enock Sebineza Banyamulenge leader Enock Sebineza exposes Rwanda and M23 for using his community as a delivered one of the strongest public denunciations on interview @rtncofficielle1 yet of Rwanda and the M23 THEY WANTED TO CREATE CHAOS IN UVIRA Sebineza says the withdrawal of M23 from Uvira should not be mistaken He accused M23 of leaving Uvira while taking part of the Banyamulenge population with them, not as a

  • The UPDF is now investigating the identities of the attackers It is suspected that M23 rebels conducted However, Brig Felix Kulayigye, an army spokesperson, quickly dismissed the claim that M23 was behind Following the deployment of EACRF, M23 handed over some of its territories to EACRF. However, the DRC government said the M23 rebels later reclaimed some areas they previously controlled

  • UN Renews DR Congo Peacekeeping Mission as M23 Fighting Grows

    The UN Security Council has renewed MONUSCO’s mandate until 2026 as M23 advances intensify in eastern training exercise in Sake, DRC [File: Glody Murhabazi/AFP] UN Renews DR Congo Peacekeeping Mission as M23 Fighting Grows The UN Security Council has renewed MONUSCO’s mandate until 2026 as M23 advances intensify of a rapidly worsening humanitarian and security crisis, driven largely by renewed offensives by the M23 Justice & Crime FARDC, Wazalendo repel AFC/M23 attack near Pinga, Walikale Clashes reported on Fungura

  • Leaked File Reveals Kabila’s Secret Business Network

    Joseph Kabila .pdf Download PDF • 10.44MB Tags Kabila Family Wealth Kabila Family Wealth M23 Rebels News M23 Rebels News XTRAfrica Investigates XTRAfrica Investigates Joseph Kabila Joseph Kabila M23 Conflict Updates M23 Conflict Updates M23 Rebels M23 Rebels DR.Congo DR.Congo ADVERTISEMENT Keep Reading War Justice & Crime FARDC, Wazalendo repel AFC/M23 attack near Pinga, Walikale Clashes reported on Fungura Justice & Crime WHY reported AFC/M23 church closures matter in eastern DRC Worship bans hit Prophet Jules

  • DRC opposition figures welcome US sanctions on Rwanda army

    military and four senior officers, and called for stronger international pressure on Kigali and the AFC/M23 RDF) and four senior officials, saying the RDF is “supporting, training, and fighting alongside” the M23 Resolution 2773 , which, according to the UN, calls on the Rwanda Defence Force to cease support to M23 Tags Xtrafrica News Xtrafrica News Wazalendo DRC Wazalendo DRC DR Congo Museums DR Congo Museums M23 Conflict Updates M23 Conflict Updates Africa Africa DR.Congo DR.Congo ADVERTISEMENT Keep Reading War

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