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U.N. Security Council eases weapons embargo on DR Congo

The United Nations Security Council on Tuesday eased a weapons embargo meant to stem rebel fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and renewed a peacekeeping mission there for another year.

Reuters

The Rwanda deportation scheme might be legal, but it remains deeply shameful

Britain’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda has got the go-ahead just as the African country edges towards ‘pariah state’ territory, says author Michela Wrong

The Guardian - UK

Hunger threatens Congo's Goma after fighting cuts supply routes

Sitting in the dirt, Valerie Kahindo picks spoiled kernels from a sack of maize - the only job the farmer can find in the eastern Congolese city of Goma after rebel fighters seized her fields and forced her to flee without her family.

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'Tired of this war': Congolese cope with M23 rebel violence

Communities in eastern Congo are struggling to survive in the wake of a massacre in which at least 130 were killed by M23 rebels in what the United Nations called “unspeakable violence” against civilians

The Independent UK

US asks Rwanda to make troops, rebel forces withdraw from Eastern Congo

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Rwanda to pull back its troops from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and encourage M23 rebels to do the same.

Tribune News Service

Africa has peaceful polls in 2022 but hit by coups, droughts

Elections, coups, disease outbreaks and extreme weather are some of the main events that occurred across Africa in 2022

The Independent UK

Nobel prize winner criticises western ‘neglect’ and urges action over DRC violence

Denis Mukwege has demanded sanctions be imposed on Rwanda to ease the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo

The Guardian - UK

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Congo Nobel laureate asks U.N. to sanction Rwanda for alleged rebel support

Congo Nobel laureate Denis Mukwege has called for United Nations sanctions against Rwanda for its alleged support of the M23 rebel movement in eastern Congo, whose resurgence this year has led to bloody clashes and displaced hundreds of thousands.

Reuters

Renewed fighting in DRC raises fears of chaotic proxy conflict

Conflict has displaced at least 400,000 people since March in a growing humanitarian crisis

The Guardian - UK

Fleeing DR Congo, thousands of Congolese refugees stream into Uganda

In eastern DR Congo, fighting between the M23 rebel group and the Congolese army has already forced 400,000 people to flee. Since March, more than 100,000 civilians have found refuge in Uganda. Hundreds of families arrive every week in the country, which is already home to 1.5 million refugees. Ugandan…

France 24

EU sanctions Belgian trader, M23 rebel, others over DRC fighting

Eight people were added to the sanctions list, including rebels, a politician, an army member and a foreign businessman.

Al Jazeera

East African troops hope to bring peace in the DRC but there may be stumbling blocks

The East African Community decided to deploy troops in one of its member states for the first time in June 2022. The deployment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will test the regional body’s ability to respond to complex conflicts.

The Conversation

131 civilians killed by M23 rebels in eastern Congo, says UN

A new U.N. report says rebels in eastern Congo have killed at least 131 people and inflicted “unspeakable violence” against civilians

The Independent UK

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says

Victims ‘arbitrarily executed’ during a massacre in villages in North Kivu in late November, investigation has found.

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U.N. says M23 rebels killed at least 131 in Congo reprisal killings

The M23 armed group executed at least 131 villagers in reprisal killings in east Democratic Republic of Congo late last month as part of a campaign of murder, rape, kidnapping and looting, the United Nations said on Thursday.

Al Jazeera

M23 says ready to ‘withdraw’ in eastern DRC, yet clashes reported

The armed group, which was absent from peace talks, has requested meeting with regional mediators over conflict.

Reuters

M23 rebels ready to withdraw from occupied areas in eastern Congo

Congo's M23 rebel group is ready to withdraw from occupied territory in the east of the country and will support regional peace-making efforts despite not being represented in talks, it said in a statement on Tuesday.

The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: RBA rate hike; Kirstie Alley dies; and a heatwave for northern Australia

Central bank warns of more rises to come after raising cash rate to 3.1%

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DR Congo says 'around 300' civilians killed in massacre by rebels

Around 300 people died in an attack on villagers in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week blamed on the M23 rebel group, just days after the announcement of a fragile ceasefire agreement, government minister Julien Paluku said on Monday.

Al Jazeera

DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels

Democratic Republic of the Congo says ‘children were killed’ in attack it blames on rebels in country’s restive east.

France 24

Sudan: Protesters rally in Khartoum as parties and military sign transition deal

Military leaders and the main pro-democracy group in Sudan have signed a deal to establish a civilian-led transitional government. But the accord has already been heavily criticised by democracy activists. Also, the ANC says it will vote against any attempts to impeach South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in relation to…

Reuters

Congolese government ups toll in massacre to 272 civilians

Democratic Republic of Congo's government on Monday said 272 civilians were killed in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe last week, raising the death toll from a previous estimate of 50.

Reuters

Thousands of Congolese churchgoers join nationwide marches against eastern violence

Tens of thousands of Christians took to the streets across Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday to protest violence in eastern regions, as church leaders accused the international community of hypocrisy over Rwanda's alleged role in the fighting.

Radio France Internationale

M23 rebels accused of civilian massacre as ceasefire collapses in eastern DRC

The Congolese armed forces have accused the M23 rebel group of breaching a recent ceasefire, claiming that they killed at least 50 people in a massacre earlier this week and warning that the army would defend civilians from attacks.

Reuters

Congolese army says rebels massacred 50 civilians in eastern town

Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces on Thursday said M23 rebels and their allies killed 50 civilians in a massacre in the eastern town of Kishishe this week, which the M23 denied.

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