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Bloomberg
2 days ago
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- Bloomberg
Congo Says M23 Rebel Attacks Threaten Qatari Peace Talks
Democratic Republic of Congo's army accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of attacking its positions in the east of the country and threatening peace talks overseen by the US and Qatari governments. The attacks are aimed at 'undermining the different processes meant to bring a sustainable peace to the eastern part of our country,' Congolese army spokesman Major General Sylvain Ekenge said in a statement sent by message to Bloomberg.
CTV News
11-08-2025
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- CTV News
Combat resumes between M23, Congo army in east DRC
M23 rebels guard outside the South Kivu province administrative office, at the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Janvier Barhahiga) Violent combat has broken out between the Congolese army and the M23 armed group in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo despite a peace treaty, security and local sources told AFP on Monday. Kinshasa and the M23 signed a declaration of principles on July 19, in which they committed to a permanent ceasefire, following the signing of a peace agreement between the DRC and Rwanda in late June. However, these accords have not stopped the violence, and fighting between Rwanda-backed M23 and local groups affiliated with Kinshasa has intensified since Friday around the town of Mulamba, in South Kivu province. M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa, File) M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba, in the eastern of Democratic Republic of Congo, Dec. 23, 2022. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) The M23 pushed back militiamen and Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) soldiers present in the area after clashes involving heavy and light weapons, according to local and security sources. On Sunday, both sides sent in reinforcements, the sources reported. Fighting was still ongoing Monday around Mulamba, a town located about 80 kilometres (50 miles) southwest of Bukavu, the provincial capital. 'Both forces are using heavy weapons' and 'bombs are being fired in all directions at Mulamba,' said a resident contacted by telephone by AFP on Monday. Neither side has provided any casualty figures. In a statement Monday, M23 spokesman Lawrence Kanyuka accused Kinshasa of conducting 'offensive military maneuvers with a view to a large-scale conflict.' Since its resurgence in 2021, M23 has seized large swathes of territory in resource-rich eastern DRC, including the major cities of Goma in January and Bukavu in February. More than two million people have fled violence in the east since January, according to a report by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs published in late July.
