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 Alexis Kayinamura
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President Yoweri Museveni said Ugandan soldiers were not in DR Congo to fight M23 rebels. Courtesy
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Museveni says UPDF not in Congo to fight M23
Close to 300 mercenaries being screened at the Rwanda-DR Congo border in Rubavu after they were captured in combat by M23 fighters in eastern DR Congo. They were facilitated to return to their home in Europe through Kigali International Airport.
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DR Congo crisis: Russia condemns Western silence on captured European mercenaries
AFCM23 fighters at the DR Congo side of the border  after their brief show up at Rusizi 1 Border Post, on Sunday, February 16. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa
M23 calls for peace talks after taking control of Bukavu
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Africa
South Kivu: M23 claims capture of Kavumu airport
The AFCM23 rebels accused the Congolese armed forces of using a Sukhoi 25 fighter jet to bomb “densely populated areas of Kalehe.
Africa
South Kivu: M23 accuses government forces of killing 10 in airstrike
AFC/M23 rebel movement leaders  meet with a delegation of clerics from Congolese Catholic and Protestant churches, in Goma on Wednesday, February 12. Courtesy
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DR Congo church leaders meet M23 leaders in Goma
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Ndungirehe, held talks with Amb. Troy Fitrell, the Acting U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs, on February 12. Courtesy
Africa
Nduhungirehe, top U.S. diplomat discuss regional security, bilateral ties
Bertrand Bisimwa, M23's political leader and Corneille Nangaa, the leader of a political-military coalition, Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) during a press conference in Goma on Thursday, January 30. Emmanuel Dushimimana
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South Kivu: M23 warns of military build-up by FARDC, Burundian forces
AFCM23 rebels controlling the streets of Goma. The rebels have warned that they may advance toward Bukavu. Photo by Emmanuel Dushimimana
Africa
M23 threatens to move on Bukavu to ‘protect our people’
President Paul Kagame during the joint meeting of Heads of State and Government from the East African Community  and Southern African Development Community   in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Courtesy..
Africa
What’s happening in DR Congo is an ethnic war – Kagame tells regional leaders
Moussa Faki.
Africa
Confusion as AU chair is barred from EAC-SADC summit on DR Congo
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Africa
UN forces accused of releasing armed soldiers, FDLR into Goma to kill civilians
Foreign Affairs Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe  meets with Huang Xia, the UN Special Envoy for the Great Lakes region in Kigali, on Thursday, February 6. Courtesy
Africa
Nduhungirehe, UN envoy discuss DR Congo crisis
Joe Wilson, a member of the US House of Representatives, has called on Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi to take meaningful steps toward peace in eastern DR Congo. Internet
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Take peace talks seriously, US congressman urges Tshisekedi
President Paul Kagame and European Council President António Costa held discussions on Wednesday, February 5. Courtesy
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Kagame, European Union Council president call for ‘effective de-escalation’ in DR Congo crisis
Rwanda’s foreign affairs minister Olivier Nduhungirehe held a phone conversation with Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Bogdanov Mikhail Leonidovich. Courtesy
Africa
Rwanda, Russia discuss eastern DR Congo situation, strengthening ties
President Paul Kagame  during an interview with CNN in Kigali on Monday, February 3. courtesy
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President Kagame’s publicist sets record straight following CNN interview
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his DR Congo counterpart Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo during a joint press conference in July 2023 in Kinshasa.
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Rwanda accuses South Africa of helping Tshisekedi 'kill his own people', pursuing mining interests in DR Congo

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