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Congo accuses Rwanda of using rebels to loot minerals
Congo's M23 rebels control devastated Goma as mercenaries exit via Rwanda
By Yassin Kombi and Sonia Rolley GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed rebels strengthened their control over east Congo's largest city, Goma, on Wednesday as columns of Romanian mercenaries hired to fight for Congo entered Rwanda under tight supervision by Rwandan security forces.
M23: Congo accuses Rwanda of using rebels to loot minerals
The M23 rebels are one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region in the conflict, one of Africa’s largest.
Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels Take Control of DRC's Goma
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, causing tens of thousands of people to flee. Goma lies on the border with Rwanda, at the nexus of trade routes for natural resources.
M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
UN urges Rwanda to pull out of DR Congo as M23 rebels close in on Goma
The UN Security Council denounced the "flagrant disregard" for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), demanding the withdrawal of "external forces" without explicitly naming them.
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
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M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda's Kagame joins calls for ceasefire
Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo's largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as ...
The Africa Report
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Goma: Is Rwanda backing former DRC leader Joseph Kabila?
Kigali’s support of former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila could complicate peace talks, while Goma, the ...
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Analysis-Rwanda-backed M23's deja-vu rise in Congo harder to stop this time
After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, with the rebels fighting ...
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Congolese, Rwanda troops firing at each other across border in Goma, U.N. sources say
Troops from Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda have been firing at each other across their shared border in the eastern ...
The Africa Report
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DRC/Rwanda: Kagame, Tshisekedi to attend crisis summit as Goma’s fate hangs in the balance
The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...
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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Enter Congo Safe-Haven City, Aid Hub
Residents of Goma reported gunfire and shelling after rebels overran Congolese troops. U.N. officials estimated that more ...
The Economist
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Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
Back in 2012, pressure on Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, by donor countries including America preceded a swift ouster from Goma of M23 by UN peacekeepers. That scenario seems less likely this time ...
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'Stop supporting M23 rebels': Minister Ronald Lamola confronts Rwanda after SANDF's death toll in DRC rises
Minister Ronald Lamola issues a stern warning to Rwanda, demanding an end to its support for M23 rebels, as South African ...
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