DR Congo rejects talks with M23 rebels

DR Congo rejects talks with M23 rebels despite international pressure
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is resisting mounting international pressure to engage in direct negotiations with the M23 rebel group which has advanced rapidly in the eastern region of the country in recent months.
UN expresses concerns over M23 rebels attacks on hospitals in DRC
UN Human Rights Office expressed grave concerns on Monday concerning attacks on hospitals and abductions of patients by the Rwandan-backed group M23 during the ongoing armed conflicts in the
Rebel Movement M23 Is Said to Be Responsible for the Attack in Bukavu
"According to credible witnesses, the two explosions that hit the crowd in Bukavu are attributable to the M23," a local source from the capital of the Congolese province of South Kivu tells Fides.On February 27,
DR Congo holds firm on no-talks policy with M23 rebels despite global push
Despite mounting international pressure, the DR Congo remains resolute in its refusal to engage in direct talks with the M23 rebel group, which has made significant territorial gains in eastern DRC in recent months.
DR Congo crisis: M23 hands over anti-Rwandan rebels amid rising tensions in DRC
The M23 rebel group has handed over an armed rebel general to Rwanda, a move raising questions about regional stability. While Rwanda-backed M23 claims to counter the FDLR in the DRC, the Congolese army denies the group's presence,

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M23 says will ‘not passively watch’ as DR Congo bombs, massacres Banyamulenge
Villages inhabited by unarmed Banyamulenge civilians are targeted and destroyed by the drones, Sukhoi fighter jets, and mortars of the DR Congo army coalition in South Kivu Province, Bertrand Bisimwa, ...
As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...
At least 11 dead and scores injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders’ rally, rebels say
Dozens of people were reportedly injured after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in ...
Twin Blasts in Bukavu During M23 Rally: Will DR Congo Conflict Escalate? | Vantage with Palki Sharma
Will DR Congo Conflict Escalate? | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G Twin bomb blasts took place in the city of Bukavu, in the ...
Children executed by M23 in Congo's Bukavu, UN says
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels executed three children in eastern Congo, according to UNHCR:: Geneva, Switzerland:::: Ravina ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and pledged to ...
M23 rebels troops seize key city Bukavu amid mounting fears of Congo’s disintegration
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of Congo’s mineral-rich east, and are supported by some 4,000 troops from neighbouring Rwanda, according to the U.
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M23 troops advance into DR Congo's second city as UK warns of escalation
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advanced on Sunday into Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, witnesses said, as the British government warned the advance risks ...
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Bukavu in ruins as M23 rebels seize control of DR Congo’s South Kivu
Bukavu rises from chaos, but scars remain. Looters and rebels left devastation, yet merchants return, clinging to hope. As ...
Congo army desertion trials spotlight a force in tatters
Congolese soldiers in a mix of fatigues and street clothes crowded into a chapel last week to stand trial for crimes ...