DRC tells UN the Rwanda-backed rebel advance is 'a declaration of war'
Her comments on Sunday came as M23 rebels entered the outskirts of the eastern Congolese city of Goma.
DRC: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim Goma, Congo cites a 'declaration of war'
In a statement, the rebels urged residents of Goma to remain calm and for members of the Congolese military to assemble at the central stadium.
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead and displacing thousands of civilians.
Goma under siege as DRC cuts ties with Rwanda
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are closing in on Goma, the largest city in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, after killing a Congolese military governor who was visiting the area on Thursday.
Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC say they have taken control of Goma
The M23 rebels announced the city's capture in a statement minutes before a 48-hour deadline imposed by the group for the Congolese army to surrender their weapons expired
Congo’s Rwanda-backed rebels say they have taken control of the key eastern city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels have claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, as the United Nations describe a “mass panic” among its 2 million people and Congo’s government say the rebel
Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels
M23 insurgency in eastern Congo has intensified in January with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever before, prompting the United Nations to warn of the risk of a broader regional war.
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on key eastern city
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on key eastern city - Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key
Defence Minister Angie Motshekga back from DRC, and will brief President Ramaphosa on the situation
Minister Angie Motshekga has returned from her trip to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where she assessed the situation of ...
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UNHCR Raises Alarm as Violence in Eastern DRC Escalates: Over 400,000 Displaced in 2025
“The Secretary-General has called for all parties to respect human rights and international humanitarian law. This must be ...
DRC creates a reserve force to fight the M23 – why this may backfire
Merely absorbing armed groups into a reserve force does little to address the underlying causes of the eastern DRC crisis.
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UN Security Council denounces M23 forces disregard of DRC sovereignty, territorial integrity
The council said it condemns the unauthorised presence of external forces and is demanding that these forces withdraw ...
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SA calls on international community to assist in DRC conflict
Fighting with M23 rebels left at least 13 peacekeepers and South African soldiers dead after two days of fierce fighting in ...
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M23 rebels seen in centre of Goma, DRC, despite UN demand for them to leave, witnesses say
M23 vows to defend Tutsi interests, particularly against ethnic Hutu militias such as the FDLR, which was founded by Hutus ...
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Airport evacuated as rebels intensify fighting in DRC
An international airport in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has been reportedly evacuated and commercial ...
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SA to continue promoting stability in the DRC
South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Mathu Joyini, has stated that South Africa will ...
Rwanda’s troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop
Rwandan diplomats say their army is not deployed in the DRC, but if it was it would be to protect the Congolese Tutsi community and their own borders against the rebel Forces Démocratiques de ...
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Hundreds attempt to flee the DRC into Rwanda as fighting closes in on Goma
Heavy gunfire resonated across the key eastern Congolese city of Goma on Sunday from the frontline just a few kilometres away ...