Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.
United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...
Clashes last week in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, which saw the M23 armed group and Rwandan forces seize control, have ...
They were hit last week in clashes between the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) and the M23 rebel group M23 near ... Stevenazzi met with relatives of the Monusco Uruguayan troops.
Intense clashes broke out as the armed group seized a mining town in South Kivu province and resumed its advance towards the ...
In other words, given the M23 rebels' offensive, Kinshasa, contrary to earlier statements, now appears to support the presence of MONUSCO in eastern Congo — at least for the time being.
The U.N. made an agreement with the government to gradually begin drawing down its mission, known as MONUSCO, and closed its Bukavu office. In areas under M23 control in South Kivu, including the ...
She said peacekeepers with the U.N. mission, known as MONUSCO, are operating under limited movements imposed by the M23. They are not patrolling the city, but they are able to resupply their bases.
The M23 has announced a ceasefire, effective from today. The Congolese, Tutsi-led rebel group has been engaged in violent ...
Kobler said he felt "sadness, anger and frustration, because we proved together with MONUSCO and the Congolese army in 2013 that we could beat back the M23." Former MONUSCO head Kobler says ...
The fall of Goma in North Kivu marks a temporary low point in eastern DRC’s decades-long turmoil.
"The M23 rebels have taken full control of Goma, including Goma Airport, which houses the Monusco Force Headquarters, posing a security threat to UN peacekeeping forces and triggering violent ...