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European Lawmakers Urge Freeze on Aid to Rwanda

DR Congo’s president seeks ‘countermeasures’ against Rwanda for conflict in eastern Congo

Rwanda has repeatedly provoked such situations for many years, and there have not been any countermeasures taken,’ says Felix Tshisekedi - Anadolu Ajansı

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

European Parliament Seeks Freeze on EU Aid to Rwanda Over Congo Conflict

The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda until it breaks links with Tutsi-led M23 rebels and allows humanitarian access to areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo where they advanced.

Investing.com on MSN · 1d

European Parliament urges EU to freeze Rwanda support

The European Parliament has called on the European Union (EU) to halt direct budgetary aid to Rwanda. This move comes as a result of Rwanda's alleged links with the M23 rebels and its restriction of humanitarian access to certain regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where these rebels have gained ground.

M23 rebels capture airport in DR Congo

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DR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before African Union summit

The Rwanda-backed M23 fighters claim to have taken control of Kavumu airport serving Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The airport, primarily used for NGO and military flights and where DRC troops had been stationed,

Reuters on MSN · 3h

Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu

(Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, as they seized control of the nearby airport of Kavumu,

Daily Post Nigeria on MSN · 4h

M23 rebels capture airport in DR Congo as advance continues

The M23 rebel group has captured the airport serving Bukavu, a key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC, as they push forward despite international calls for a ceasefire. The rapid advance of the Rwanda-backed rebels has already displaced hundreds of thousands in recent weeks.

MyJoyOnline3h

Armed conflict in DRC impacts responsible sourcing of minerals, says group

The Oheneba Poku Foundation (OPF) has expressed its deep concern regarding the escalating armed conflict in the Democratic ...

2don MSN

Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part

A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...

cidrap.umn2h

US funding pause impedes mpox response in DR Congo

In a weekly briefing today, officials from Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC) said they are ...

MyJoyOnline4h

Scores of children raped by armed men in eastern DRC, UNICEF says

Scores of children caught up in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been subjected to sexual ...

5hon MSN

Rwanda-backed rebels seize second DRC airport - reports

Rwandan-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) say they have seized a second airport in the region.

Mongabay on MSN4h

The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC

The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...

The Africa Report9h

Conflict in eastern DRC provokes fears of regional war

The M23, backed by Rwanda, has overpowered the poorly trained Congolese army, while Uganda, Burundi and South Africa have ...

EWN Sport5h

Mpox patients fleeing Goma hospitals in DRC violence

The World Health Organization said there had been 1,348 laboratory-confirmed mpox cases in DRC this year until February 2, ...

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From Congo to CT, a crisis —and hope

The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...

Congo asks NBA to cut ties with Rwanda, which is central to the Basketball Africa League

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has asked the NBA, along with Formula 1 and numerous major European soccer clubs, ...

Hosted on MSN2h

DRC conflict | Discussion | DRC senator comments on South Africa's role

South Africa's ongoing peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recently led to the loss of 14 soldiers, ...

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