A regional court in East Africa is hearing a case filed by Congo against neighboring Rwanda, accusing it of violating Congo’s sovereignty and territorial integrity by sending troops to help rebels in the country’s east.
Congo threatens war against Rwanda
Rwanda, Congo leaders to meet in Angola amid tensions 1 of 2 | Armed militiamen gather near Rutshuru, 70 kms (45 miles) north of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo,Wednesday June 22, 2022. Earlier in the week, East Africa’s leaders have responded to the threat of war between Rwanda...
war and the secession of Katanga (until 1963); President Mobutu Sese Seko seized power in 1965; declared a one-party state in 1978, and was overthrown by rebels in 1997. The country consists chiefly of the Congo basin, with large areas of dense tropical forest and marshes, and the Mitu...
Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again June 17, 2022 A 38-year-old said she was raped by three armed men in a field while she was looking for food in May. The AP does not name people who have been sexually assaulted. The mother of eight...
DIPLOMATIC TUG OF WAR Late Sunday, North Kivu's governor said that M23's offensive on Sunday was supported by the Rwandan army, accusing Rwanda of seeking to occupy Bunagana. The relations between Kinshasa and Kigali, which have seen signs of thawing under the current administrations, are now...
Besides the haunting nightmare of the M23, Kinshasa now faces a diplomatic tug of war with Kigali, with the latter having been accused of supporting the M23 rebels. In early June, Felix Tshisekedi publicly claimed that there was "no doubt" that Rwanda was backing the M23 on the Congolese...
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8Petroviolence and Civil War Natural resourcesand war are linked, but oil plays a special role in this relationship. Economists have found that high levels of primary commodity export dependence are associated with civil war, but petroleum dependence is even more likely to be associated with confli...
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 ...