DR Congo – S African peacekkepers accused of turning away refugees
News of Rwanda/allAfrica Dozens of crying children and women have been locked out of a UN base manned by South African peacekeepers outside Goma in eastern Congo, despite a barrage of shooting and...
View ArticleUN forces in DR Congo on high alert as M23 rebels move on Goma
UN News Service DR Congo: UN blue helmets on ‘high alert’ as M23 rebels advance towards Goma UN peacekeepers. Photo MONUSCO 15 July 2013 – United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the...
View ArticleDr Congo government sends elite forces to fight M23 in the east
Al Jazeera Government is sending commandos to battle rebels based in the eastern city of Goma. The Democratic Republic of Conga is sending an elite unit of commandos to the country’s east to reinforce...
View ArticleDR Congo – diplomats say M23 losing and “finished, militarily”
Mail and Guardian Diplomats have told the UN Security Council that the Democratic Republic of Congo’s troops have taken over most of M23′s previously held positions. The DRC’s M23 rebels have been...
View ArticleDRC troops close in on last M23 bases
BBC DR Congo military attacks last areas held by M23 rebels M23 fighters have lost most of the territory they had captured Government forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo are attacking the last...
View ArticleUN starts to use drones to monitor rebels in DR Congo
BBC UN starts drone surveillance in DR Congo If the drones are successful in DR Congo, they could be used elsewhere The UN mission in Democratic Republic of Congo has started to deploy unarmed...
View ArticleDR Congo-Rwanda – M23 rebels said to be recruiting in Rwanda
Reuters Congo’s army accused of abuse as rebels regroup in Rwanda -U.N. experts By Louis Charbonneau and Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS Tue Dec 17, 2013 1:01am GMT UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) –...
View ArticleDR Congo army deploys against rebels in eastern areas
Congo-Brazzaville: DR Congo Deploys On M23 Frontiers BY PATSON BARAIRE The Democratic Republic of Congo government Wednesday deployed hundreds of soldiers and tanks along its frontier with M23 rebels...
View ArticleDRC – M23 declares a ceasefire after defeats
AL JAZEERA DRC’s M23 rebels declare ceasefire Rebel leader urges all fighters to immediately end hostilities as the country’s army takes over their last stronghold. 03 Nov 2013 14:06 Fighters fled to...
View ArticleDR Congo – M23 rebels feared to have entered from Uganda
Reuters By William Clowes | KINSHASA Armed fighters led by the military commander of former Congolese rebel group M23 have crossed the border into the Democratic Republic of Congo from Uganda,...
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