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Makenga Orders Fire As DRC Army Shells Refugee Camps
M23 Movement leader Brig Sultan Makenga has ordered his troops to respond to latest government bombings of rebel positions in which 20 people in Internally Displaced Persons’ camps have died. ... Full story
Fighting Rages On As Kabila Deploys Tanks In Goma
The DRC security crisis continued to deepen on Tuesday, with Congolese national army, FARDC, stepping up attacks on rebel M23 Movement positions, Chimp Corps report. ... Full story
DRC Attacks M23 Base As Gun Battle Rages On
Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) armed forces, FARDC, carried out a pre-dawn attack on M23 Movement base in the eastern part of the country on Monday, officially flagging off a fresh war with the rebels. ... Full story
Kabila’s Army: Barbaric Soldiers On Murder, Raping Rampage
A new report by the United Nations has exposed the barbarism and atrocities of FARDC, the national army under President Joseph Kabila. ... Full story
M23 Rebels, South Africa Troops Take “War Positions”
Unfolding events in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have ratcheted up tensions in the war-torn region; with M23 military commander Brig. Sultani Makenga ordering his battled-hardened guerillas to “strike hard” at South African troops should the latter open fire. ... Full story
UN: DRC Must Step Up Fight Against Sexual Violence
A United Nations envoy has said more needs to be done by the Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to address conflict-related sexual violence, and announced the signing of an agreement with the country’s authorities to address this pervasive issue. ... Full story
Rebel Group Attacks DRC Forces
United Nations peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have provided protection to some 1,500 civilians after renewed clashes between national forces and an armed group, a spokesperson for the world body said Monday night. ... Full story
M23 Warns UN On Warmongering
Congo rebel group, M23, has warned United Nations against attempts to frustrate efforts to find a peaceful solution to the problems facing the country. ... Full story
M23 REBELS: We’ll Not Surrender
DRC rebel group, M23, has officially denied claims by Kinshasha government that it intends to lay down weapons and accept being reintegrated into the army. ... Full story
M23: Ntaganda Planned To Assassinate Makenga
Details have started emerging on what transpired on the night of March 1 at rebel M23 Movement military leader Brig Sultani Makenga’s base in Cyanzu, Eastern DRC. ... Full story
