Congo, Rwanda at Brink of War as Border Fighting SurgesCraig Timberg
Many in Congo accuse Kagame of supporting the M23 rebels, something Kagame has always denied, but someone must be arming and funding the rebels. Congo has a porous jungle border on the east, enabling arms to be smuggled through either Rwanda or Uganda. MONUSCO, the UN peace keeping force...
Described by Bleasdale as “an antlike army expending millions of calories and gallons of sweat to feed a vast and distant global industry,” the majority of these people work for militia groups that still control most of the country’s mines. Unlike legitimate countries that export tantalum, t...
Years of war in Congo create a dire mental health crisis with little support available Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. Aid groups say the number of people seeking care has spiked as fighting intensifies....
The Hidden Hands Behind Congo's War: The Latest UN Group of Experts Report Accuses Uganda and Rwanda of Supporting DRCongo's M23 Rebel Group. but Why Do Uganda and Rwanda Continue to Get Away with Such Activities? the Reasons Are Both Economic and Geostrategic Magazine article from New ...
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“Six Day War” of Congolese proxy armies armed and funded by Uganda and Rwanda, they are not, however, “victims” except in the minds of those to whom they appeal for respect and the compensation promised but never delivered since the year 2000 conflict. In their troupe performances, ...
The M23, with alleged ties to Rwanda, detonated explosives in North Kivu’s Sake city 27 kilometers (16 miles) from Goma, residents said as they hurried from fighting between the rebels and security forces. “Bombs are being dropped in the city,” said a resident, Alain Bauma...
DRC has suffered a number of civil wars the effects of which usually spill over to neighbouring countries such as Uganda and Rwanda. Notable is the first Congo war in 1996 and the second from 1998 to 2003. The DRC has suffered from continued violence due to armed groups in th...
Congo's eastern borderlands with Uganda, Rwanda and Burundi have been plagued by attacks by militias, many formed of remnants of groups that fought in Congo's civil wars around the turn of the century. Islamic State has claimed responsibility for many suspected ADF attacks in the past, althou...