New thread about the majority-Tutsi, Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 in eastern Congo`s North Kivu province:
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1) Clashes between M23 and soldiers/Wazalendos in Ndumba hill and Maoma, both near Bweremana, the Masisi territory on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
humanglemedia.com/bloody-clash-c… x.com/Milatrud11/sta…
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1) Clashes between M23 and soldiers/Wazalendos in Ndumba hill and Maoma, both near Bweremana, the Masisi territory on Friday, Jan. 3, 2025
humanglemedia.com/bloody-clash-c… x.com/Milatrud11/sta…
2)Eastern Congo`s North Kivu province:
Sources told AFP Jan 3,2025 that the M23 had taken control of the Katale area — the last place the rebels must pass before entering Masisi, the administrative capital of the Masisi territory, 80 km north of Goma voanews.com/a/m23-rebels-e…
Sources told AFP Jan 3,2025 that the M23 had taken control of the Katale area — the last place the rebels must pass before entering Masisi, the administrative capital of the Masisi territory, 80 km north of Goma voanews.com/a/m23-rebels-e…
3) Eastern Congo`s North Kivu province:
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize key town Masisi, the admin capital of Masisi territory on Jan 4/5,2025 after nearby Katale on Jan 3.
Resident:M23 to inhabitants:had"come to liberate the country"bbc.com/news/articles/… x.com/i/status/18756…
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize key town Masisi, the admin capital of Masisi territory on Jan 4/5,2025 after nearby Katale on Jan 3.
Resident:M23 to inhabitants:had"come to liberate the country"bbc.com/news/articles/… x.com/i/status/18756…
4)Congo:Rwanda-backed,Tutsi-majority M23 rebels muddy minerals market with illegal Rwanda exports: UN report:
M23 in North Kivu province fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda in 2024 after capture of mineral-rich Rubaya in Apr reuters.com/world/africa/c…
M23 in North Kivu province fraudulently exported at least 150 metric tons of coltan to Rwanda in 2024 after capture of mineral-rich Rubaya in Apr reuters.com/world/africa/c…
5) Congo: The army (FARDC) is leading an military offensive against the M23, esp in Masisi and Nyiragongo:
Several villages have been liberated.
Report from Ngungu.
Several villages have been liberated.
Report from Ngungu.
https://x.com/i/status/1878911391525904821
6)Eastern Congo:
M23 took control of Lumbishi, a mineral-rich site in the Sud-Kivu region, around 1530 GMT on Jan 18,2025.
From there they were progressing towards Numbi and Shanje, two other locations in the surrounding Kalehe territory, sources said.thedefensepost.com/2025/01/19/m23…
M23 took control of Lumbishi, a mineral-rich site in the Sud-Kivu region, around 1530 GMT on Jan 18,2025.
From there they were progressing towards Numbi and Shanje, two other locations in the surrounding Kalehe territory, sources said.thedefensepost.com/2025/01/19/m23…
7)Eastern DR Congo:South Kivu:
M23 militia has taken over the key trading town of Minova, a key supply route for North Kivu`s capital Goma (40 km).
They also have taken the mining towns of Lumbishi, Numbi,Shanje in South Kivu and Bweremana in North Kivu voanews.com/a/m23-rebels-i…
M23 militia has taken over the key trading town of Minova, a key supply route for North Kivu`s capital Goma (40 km).
They also have taken the mining towns of Lumbishi, Numbi,Shanje in South Kivu and Bweremana in North Kivu voanews.com/a/m23-rebels-i…
7b)Eastern DR Congo:
North Kivu:
M23 militia on Jan 23,2025 has taken over Sake, a town only 27 kilometers (16 miles) from Goma and one of the last main routes into the provincial capital still under govt control,voanews.com/a/fighting-rea…
North Kivu:
M23 militia on Jan 23,2025 has taken over Sake, a town only 27 kilometers (16 miles) from Goma and one of the last main routes into the provincial capital still under govt control,voanews.com/a/fighting-rea…
8)DR Congo:
Rwanda-backed M23 has killed a military governor as they advanced through North Kivu:
Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu's Governor, was shot by M23 fighters when visiting the frontline on Jan 23,2024
bbc.com/news/articles/…
x.com/i/status/18828…
Rwanda-backed M23 has killed a military governor as they advanced through North Kivu:
Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami, North Kivu's Governor, was shot by M23 fighters when visiting the frontline on Jan 23,2024
bbc.com/news/articles/…
x.com/i/status/18828…
9)Eastern Congo:
Worsening situation in North Kivu`s capital Goma area:
Rwanda-backed, Tutsi-majority M23 militia is advancing:
#Goma_sécurité , #Goma, #M23_AFC #M23
Worsening situation in North Kivu`s capital Goma area:
Rwanda-backed, Tutsi-majority M23 militia is advancing:
#Goma_sécurité , #Goma, #M23_AFC #M23
https://x.com/i/status/1883536453059453015
9b) Fighting in eastern Congo`s North Kivu province:
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) soldiers ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help M23 militia seize Goma:
Intelligence sources suggest battle for regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Jan 26,2025 theguardian.com/global-develop…
Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) soldiers ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help M23 militia seize Goma:
Intelligence sources suggest battle for regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Jan 26,2025 theguardian.com/global-develop…
9c)"#M23 "rebels" have entered the city of #Goma.
While fighting can be heard in some parts of the city, M23 appear to be able to walk into the city at other points unopposed.
It's expected the #NorthKivu capital will have fallen completely by morning"
While fighting can be heard in some parts of the city, M23 appear to be able to walk into the city at other points unopposed.
It's expected the #NorthKivu capital will have fallen completely by morning"
https://x.com/i/status/1883641255726658042
9d)"M23 forces are believed to have entered downtown Goma and are patrolling streets()
My sources just told me Goma airport is fully under M23.
European Mercenaries that have been fighting for President Tshisekendi are reported to have surrendered to M23"
My sources just told me Goma airport is fully under M23.
European Mercenaries that have been fighting for President Tshisekendi are reported to have surrendered to M23"
https://x.com/i/status/1883631759784620400
10)DR Congo:
M23 has made significant territorial advances in North and South Kivu,
and the capture of the key city of Goma on Jan 26,2025 is an escalation that risks exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis
Add.:Escalating activities of ISCAP.
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-202…
M23 has made significant territorial advances in North and South Kivu,
and the capture of the key city of Goma on Jan 26,2025 is an escalation that risks exacerbating the ongoing humanitarian crisis
Add.:Escalating activities of ISCAP.
thesoufancenter.org/intelbrief-202…
11) DR Congo has created a reserve force to fight the M23 – why this may backfire:
"The Wazalendo: eastern DRC’s predatory patriots"
| Judith Verweijen,Utrecht University and Michel Thill, University of Basel theconversation.com/drc-has-create…
"The Wazalendo: eastern DRC’s predatory patriots"
| Judith Verweijen,Utrecht University and Michel Thill, University of Basel theconversation.com/drc-has-create…
12)Congo violence escalates as Rwanda-backed M23 follow raw materials trail:
Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 UN peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda.
The North Kivu region is rich in gold and coltan.dw.com/en/congo-viole…
Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 UN peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while Congo has broken off relations with Rwanda.
The North Kivu region is rich in gold and coltan.dw.com/en/congo-viole…
13)DR Congo: Fall of North Kivu`s capital Goma to Rwanda-backed M23 militia on Jan 26,2025:
Urgent Action Needed to Avert a Regional War crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…
Urgent Action Needed to Avert a Regional War crisisgroup.org/africa/great-l…
14)The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo:
"There was no question that there are Rwandan troops in Goma supporting the M23," said UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
"There was no question that there are Rwandan troops in Goma supporting the M23," said UN peacekeeping chief Jean-Pierre Lacroix.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
15) Ruanda und die DR Kongo:Verfeindete Nachbarn:
Der Krieg im Osten Kongos in North Kivu ist eng mit Ruanda verknüpft – vor allem wegen des Völkermordes an den Tutsi 1994 durch Hutu.
Nirgends zeigt sich das klarer als in Goma.
M23 sind überwiegend Tutsitaz.de/Ruanda-und-die…
Der Krieg im Osten Kongos in North Kivu ist eng mit Ruanda verknüpft – vor allem wegen des Völkermordes an den Tutsi 1994 durch Hutu.
Nirgends zeigt sich das klarer als in Goma.
M23 sind überwiegend Tutsitaz.de/Ruanda-und-die…
16)Romanian security contractors surrender amid DR Congo(North Kivu) fighting:
They crossed the border into Rwanda on Jan 29,2025 to surrender.
280+Romanian"mercenaries"have surrendered to M23 in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi, Rwanda's army said on X.rfi.fr/en/internation…
They crossed the border into Rwanda on Jan 29,2025 to surrender.
280+Romanian"mercenaries"have surrendered to M23 in the Rwandan border town of Gisenyi, Rwanda's army said on X.rfi.fr/en/internation…
16b)Thread about the Congo-hired mercenaries in North Kivu province:
-Association RALF,Romanians,head:Horațiu Potra
-1. Agemira RDC (Bulgarian,Belarusian,Georgian, Algerian,French,Congolese)
- Congo Protection,Thierry Kongolo bbc.com/news/articles/…
x.com/Ian_Wafula/sta… M23
-Association RALF,Romanians,head:Horațiu Potra
-1. Agemira RDC (Bulgarian,Belarusian,Georgian, Algerian,French,Congolese)
- Congo Protection,Thierry Kongolo bbc.com/news/articles/…
x.com/Ian_Wafula/sta… M23
17)“We have come to Goma to stay.
We are not going to withdraw, but we will move forward from Goma... up to Kinshasa.”
Corneille Nangaa, political head of the AFC/M23 rebel group, explains the group's plans to march to DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa.
We are not going to withdraw, but we will move forward from Goma... up to Kinshasa.”
Corneille Nangaa, political head of the AFC/M23 rebel group, explains the group's plans to march to DR Congo's capital, Kinshasa.
https://x.com/i/status/1885240541031318000
17b) Rwanda-backed, Tutsi-majority M23 militia now controls North Kivu`s capital Goma:
M23's Manzi Ngarambe says, “Who should really retreat from the DRC is MONUSCO and whoever linked to them,
because MONUSCO brought more misery than anyone.”
M23's Manzi Ngarambe says, “Who should really retreat from the DRC is MONUSCO and whoever linked to them,
because MONUSCO brought more misery than anyone.”
https://x.com/i/status/1885363559640502664
18)
@zsimayi:"..Ramaphosa set a trap and Paul Kagame fell into it.
How?
- Paul Kagame indirectly admits that Rwandan soldiers are in the DRC.
- he says Rwanda Defence Force is not militia.
This statement says: we are inside DRC, but don't call us militia!" bbc.com/news/articles/…
@zsimayi:"..Ramaphosa set a trap and Paul Kagame fell into it.
How?
- Paul Kagame indirectly admits that Rwandan soldiers are in the DRC.
- he says Rwanda Defence Force is not militia.
This statement says: we are inside DRC, but don't call us militia!" bbc.com/news/articles/…
@zsimayi 19)Risk of Regional Conflict Following Fall of Goma and M23 Offensive in the DRC:
In addition to the ~6,000 M23 troops, there are ~4,000 Rwandan forces currently in Congo`s North Kivu.
UN investig.:M23 is receiving support from Uganda.
| Paul Nantulya africacenter.org/spotlight/risk…
In addition to the ~6,000 M23 troops, there are ~4,000 Rwandan forces currently in Congo`s North Kivu.
UN investig.:M23 is receiving support from Uganda.
| Paul Nantulya africacenter.org/spotlight/risk…
19b)"efforts to establish a parallel civilian administration in areas M23 controls as well as expanded mineral extraction.
This suggests that the rebel group and their regional backers have longer term objectives in holding and potentially expanding their territorial control."
This suggests that the rebel group and their regional backers have longer term objectives in holding and potentially expanding their territorial control."
19bb)Congo: Rwanda-backed, Tutsi-majority M23 seized Goma(North Kivu)on Jan 27,2025:
Congolese of Rwandan origin:Banyarwanda, commonly called “Banyamulenge.”
In 2024,M23 merged with 17 pol parties,sev armed groups to form the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC),led by Corneille Nangaa
Congolese of Rwandan origin:Banyarwanda, commonly called “Banyamulenge.”
In 2024,M23 merged with 17 pol parties,sev armed groups to form the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC),led by Corneille Nangaa
19c)Congo:
Since its resurgence in 2022, M23 has captured large parts of North and South Kivu.
"The weaponry it used includes surface to air missiles combat drones, and heavy artillery—
lending credence to the finding that they received significant state backing."
Rwanda
Uganda
Since its resurgence in 2022, M23 has captured large parts of North and South Kivu.
"The weaponry it used includes surface to air missiles combat drones, and heavy artillery—
lending credence to the finding that they received significant state backing."
Rwanda
Uganda
19d)Rwanda has accused Congo and Burundi, which has 10,000 troops and govt militia known as the Imbonerakure in the east,of working with the FDLR(Hutus),other groups like the Wazalendo militia.
There are widespread fears in Bukavu(South Kivu)—where Burundian soldiers are located
There are widespread fears in Bukavu(South Kivu)—where Burundian soldiers are located
19e)An underlying economic factor to all of the DRC’s multiple and complex conflicts is the Congo’s vast mineral wealth,particularly in North,South Kivu:a major source of coltan,cobalt,tantalum,lithium.
Rwanda,in partic,is alleged to be facilitating the illicit mining,trafficking
Rwanda,in partic,is alleged to be facilitating the illicit mining,trafficking
20)"CNN EXCLUSIVE:
President Paul Kagame says
he doesn't know if there are Rwandan troops in eastern DRC supporting M23,
but says Rwanda "would do anything to protect itself."
He accused South Africa of sending troops there to secure minerals()" North Kivu
President Paul Kagame says
he doesn't know if there are Rwandan troops in eastern DRC supporting M23,
but says Rwanda "would do anything to protect itself."
He accused South Africa of sending troops there to secure minerals()" North Kivu
https://x.com/i/status/1886469629968580669
21)Pressure grows on EU to freeze Feb 2024 minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting:
Belgium leads calls for suspension of agreement after Rwanda-backed rebels M23 captured Goma (North Kivu) Kongotheguardian.com/world/2025/feb…
Belgium leads calls for suspension of agreement after Rwanda-backed rebels M23 captured Goma (North Kivu) Kongotheguardian.com/world/2025/feb…
22)Rwanda-backed, Tutsi-led M23 captured Goma:
Congo crisis extends beyond ‘conflict minerals’| Koen Vlassenroot,J.Verweijen egmontinstitute.be/congo-crisis-e…
Congo crisis extends beyond ‘conflict minerals’| Koen Vlassenroot,J.Verweijen egmontinstitute.be/congo-crisis-e…
23)DR Congo crisis: What does it mean for South Africa?
Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in North Kivu. As the violence by Rwanda-backed M23 escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges. dw.com/en/what-does-t…
Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in North Kivu. As the violence by Rwanda-backed M23 escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges. dw.com/en/what-does-t…
24)Uganda in the last week has deployed more than 1000 extra soldiers into east Congo near Goma(North Kivu), which the Rwanda-backed, Tutsi-led M23 captured lat Jan 2025.
UN sources: Uganda has 4k-5,000 forces in DRC.
Uganda is accused of backing the M23 reuters.com/world/africa/u…
UN sources: Uganda has 4k-5,000 forces in DRC.
Uganda is accused of backing the M23 reuters.com/world/africa/u…
25)"A prison break in Goma,DRC.
4,000 prisoners escaped.
There were also a few hundred women in the prison.
The women were all raped and set on fire.
The women all died
Wherever you find man’s inhumanity to man,
man’s depravity towards women will exceed it"
4,000 prisoners escaped.
There were also a few hundred women in the prison.
The women were all raped and set on fire.
The women all died
Wherever you find man’s inhumanity to man,
man’s depravity towards women will exceed it"
https://x.com/SonyaDouglas/status/1887085264193077624
25b) Congo is known for its #RapeCulture:
Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Munzenze prison in Goma set on fire:
Atrocity follows escape of 4,000 male inmates amid chaos as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize North Kivu capital Kongo, Frauentheguardian.com/world/2025/feb…
Hundreds of women raped and burned to death after Munzenze prison in Goma set on fire:
Atrocity follows escape of 4,000 male inmates amid chaos as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize North Kivu capital Kongo, Frauentheguardian.com/world/2025/feb…
26) Rwanda-backed M23 gained ground in eastern Congo on Feb 6,2025
despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared on Feb 3,
taking control of the mining town of Nyabibwe,
100 km (60 miles) from South Kivu`s capital Bukavu,
Burundi has soldiers in Bukavu apnews.com/article/congo-…
despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared on Feb 3,
taking control of the mining town of Nyabibwe,
100 km (60 miles) from South Kivu`s capital Bukavu,
Burundi has soldiers in Bukavu apnews.com/article/congo-…
7)Lieber Institute,Westpoint:
"The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda"
M23 operates with assistance from both Rwanda and Uganda()
Burundi bolster Congo’s own troops, together w/SADC troops
|Jennifer Maddocks Gomalieber.westpoint.edu/conflict-easte…
"The Conflict in Eastern DRC and the State Responsibility of Rwanda and Uganda"
M23 operates with assistance from both Rwanda and Uganda()
Burundi bolster Congo’s own troops, together w/SADC troops
|Jennifer Maddocks Gomalieber.westpoint.edu/conflict-easte…
8)Congo:
Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’,in “very significant”numbers despite official(i.a. pres Kagame) denials of role:
Exclusive: Sources say 100s of RDF killed supporting M23 rebels in North Kivu, intensifying pressure on Rwanda theguardian.com/global-develop…
Rwandan troops ‘dying in large numbers in DRC’,in “very significant”numbers despite official(i.a. pres Kagame) denials of role:
Exclusive: Sources say 100s of RDF killed supporting M23 rebels in North Kivu, intensifying pressure on Rwanda theguardian.com/global-develop…
9)Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
Rwanda-backed M23, Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda bbc.com/news/articles/…
Rwanda-backed M23, Rwanda,Burundi,Uganda bbc.com/news/articles/…
10) Burundi has sent an additional battalion to support the Congolese army against the M23 armed group and Rwandan troops in eastern DR Congo on Feb 6,2025:
Burundi's army has supplied some 10,000 troops to help the Congolese army since Oct 2023.barrons.com/news/burundi-s…
Burundi's army has supplied some 10,000 troops to help the Congolese army since Oct 2023.barrons.com/news/burundi-s…
11)The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil: Portrait of M23 leader Sultani Makenga (51), born in Dec 1973 in North Kivu`s Masisi.
2024, a Congolese judge sentencing Makenga to death in absentia.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
2024, a Congolese judge sentencing Makenga to death in absentia.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
12) DR Congo:
"BREAKING: the city of #Bukavu, capital of #SouthKivu province, has fallen.
Rwandan and #M23 forces were seen entering the city's Place de l'Independance some time ago" South Kivu.
Interesting how Burundi will react.
"BREAKING: the city of #Bukavu, capital of #SouthKivu province, has fallen.
Rwandan and #M23 forces were seen entering the city's Place de l'Independance some time ago" South Kivu.
Interesting how Burundi will react.
https://x.com/i/status/1890455360789520437
12b) DR Congo:
Rwandan and M23 forces have entered the capital of South Kivu, Bukavu, on Feb 14, 2025.bbc.com/news/articles/…
Rwandan and M23 forces have entered the capital of South Kivu, Bukavu, on Feb 14, 2025.bbc.com/news/articles/…
13) UNICEF:"rape and other forms of sexual violence at levels surpassing anything we have seen in recent years,”
Scores of children raped by armed men in North Kivu
Children as young as 12 are being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/14…
Scores of children raped by armed men in North Kivu
Children as young as 12 are being enlisted or coerced to join the fighting by armed groups.aljazeera.com/news/2025/2/14…
14)DR Congo:
Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the M23, said in a statement Feb 15,2025, it took control of the Kavumu airport in South Kivu and forced government forces to retreat “in disarray, abandoning the city of Bukavu,”on Feb 14.edition.cnn.com/2025/02/15/afr…
Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the M23, said in a statement Feb 15,2025, it took control of the Kavumu airport in South Kivu and forced government forces to retreat “in disarray, abandoning the city of Bukavu,”on Feb 14.edition.cnn.com/2025/02/15/afr…
15) The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC:
Spoiler: Ethnic tensions (Tutsi-Hutu), minerals,Rwanda`s interference
| John Cannon Congo, North Kivu,M23news.mongabay.com/2025/02/in-eas…
Spoiler: Ethnic tensions (Tutsi-Hutu), minerals,Rwanda`s interference
| John Cannon Congo, North Kivu,M23news.mongabay.com/2025/02/in-eas…
16)The New Times,Rwanda:
Burundi:There have been hundreds of arrests of Rwandans and Congolese Banyamulenge in the capital Bujumbura and its suburbs on Sunday, Feb 16,2025 according to reports. South Kivu.
Burundi govt ist Hutu-led
Rwanda govt is Tutsi-ledallafrica.com/stories/202502…
Burundi:There have been hundreds of arrests of Rwandans and Congolese Banyamulenge in the capital Bujumbura and its suburbs on Sunday, Feb 16,2025 according to reports. South Kivu.
Burundi govt ist Hutu-led
Rwanda govt is Tutsi-ledallafrica.com/stories/202502…
17) Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as Congo River Alliance (AFC),incl. Rwanda-backed M23 captures DR Congo’s cities, esp North Kivu´s Goma and lately South Kivu`s Bukavu.
Some lost their saleries due to the USAID freezing
| Elodie Toto news.mongabay.com/2025/02/enviro…
Some lost their saleries due to the USAID freezing
| Elodie Toto news.mongabay.com/2025/02/enviro…
18)Rwanda-backed M23/AFC rebels are marching across eastern DRC - from North Kivu to South Kivu: the interests driving players in the conflict:
Rwanda
Uganda
Burundi
Intl community | Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp theconversation.com/m23-rebels-are…
Rwanda
Uganda
Burundi
Intl community | Kristof Titeca, University of Antwerp theconversation.com/m23-rebels-are…
19) DR Congo conflict:
"Local reports this evening indicate that the M23 has advanced as far as Kamyonola in South Kivu.
This is the last Congolese town bordering Rwanda"
"Local reports this evening indicate that the M23 has advanced as far as Kamyonola in South Kivu.
This is the last Congolese town bordering Rwanda"
https://x.com/i/status/1891962702462894288
20)Kongo:
Nach spektakulären Erfolgen der AFC/M23-Rebellen (27. Jan:Goma (Nord-Kivu), 16.Feb Bukavu(Süd-Kivu))droht der Krieg das ganze Land zu erfassen:Vormarsch auf wichtige Bergbau-Region Haut-Katanga befürchtet.
Präsident Tshisekedi mit wenig Spielraum taz.de/Krieg-in-der-D…
Nach spektakulären Erfolgen der AFC/M23-Rebellen (27. Jan:Goma (Nord-Kivu), 16.Feb Bukavu(Süd-Kivu))droht der Krieg das ganze Land zu erfassen:Vormarsch auf wichtige Bergbau-Region Haut-Katanga befürchtet.
Präsident Tshisekedi mit wenig Spielraum taz.de/Krieg-in-der-D…
21) DR Congo: 3 children reportedly killed in summary executions by M23 fighters in South Kivu`s Bukavu: OHCHR news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
22) DR Congo: North Kivu:
The M23 rebels on Feb 18,2025 attacked all the main Congolese army positions on the road to Butembo, a city of 150,000 people, and the situation was rapidly deteriorating.
Butembo is 210 km north of Goma. apnews.com/article/congo-…
The M23 rebels on Feb 18,2025 attacked all the main Congolese army positions on the road to Butembo, a city of 150,000 people, and the situation was rapidly deteriorating.
Butembo is 210 km north of Goma. apnews.com/article/congo-…
23) Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo`s South Kivu province as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say dailymaverick.co.za/article/2025-0…
24) DR Congo: Motivations, ambitions of Rwanda-backed, Tutsi-led M23 rebels unclear, analysts say:
-Sasha Lezhnev (NGO The Sentry)
-Claude Gatebuke, genocide survivor and author
-Mvemba Phezo Dizolele (CSIS)
Kivuvoanews.com/a/motivations-…
-Sasha Lezhnev (NGO The Sentry)
-Claude Gatebuke, genocide survivor and author
-Mvemba Phezo Dizolele (CSIS)
Kivuvoanews.com/a/motivations-…
25) DR Congo Rwanda-backe, Tutsi-led M23 rebels seeking to exploit discrimination against minority Tutsis bbc.com/news/articles/…
26) DR Congo:
M23 rebels loot 10 tons of strategic minerals from a plant in South Kivu:
"During the night of February 19 and 20, 2025, the mineral processing plant of the company 'CJX Minterals' was looted by armed fighters of the M23,": statement
fides.org/en/news/76077-…
M23 rebels loot 10 tons of strategic minerals from a plant in South Kivu:
"During the night of February 19 and 20, 2025, the mineral processing plant of the company 'CJX Minterals' was looted by armed fighters of the M23,": statement
fides.org/en/news/76077-…
27)EU parliament calls for end to Rwanda mineral pact over DR Congo conflict links Rwanda-backed M23, North Kivunews.mongabay.com/2025/02/eu-par…
28)Congo: Dozens injured after 2 explosions rock a meeting of M23 leaders and resident in Bukavu, South Kivu province on Feb 27,2025:
Among the rebel leaders present was Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the M23.
abcnews.go.com/International/…
Among the rebel leaders present was Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the M23.
abcnews.go.com/International/…
29)
Congo, Burundi: Burundian Forces Reportedly Reinforcing Presence in and around Uvira in South Kivu Province M23worldview.stratfor.com/situation-repo…
Congo, Burundi: Burundian Forces Reportedly Reinforcing Presence in and around Uvira in South Kivu Province M23worldview.stratfor.com/situation-repo…
30) The regionalization of the DR of the Congo crisis (North and South Kivu) raises prospects for another multinational Congo War and the need for a robust African response. Rwanda-backed M23, Burundi,Ugandi in Ituriafricacenter.org/spotlight/drc-…
32)Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 have halted their southward advance along the Burundian border in South Kivu after Burundi and Rwanda likely reached a deal to deconflict in North and South Kivu, which decreases the risk of a wider regional war understandingwar.org/backgrounder/a…
33)
Michael Rubin (AEI) is arguing pro-Rwanda:
Can`t verify his claims, but I`m bewildered: He is even defending the trafficking of minerals from North Kivu to Rwanda:
"Between Rwanda and Congo, the US Picked the Wrong Side"
M23aei.org/op-eds/between…
Michael Rubin (AEI) is arguing pro-Rwanda:
Can`t verify his claims, but I`m bewildered: He is even defending the trafficking of minerals from North Kivu to Rwanda:
"Between Rwanda and Congo, the US Picked the Wrong Side"
M23aei.org/op-eds/between…
33b)Michael Rubin(AEI)"After Rwandan forces entered Goma,they found huge armories w/ tanks,armored vehicles,rockets,and other ammunition stockpiled in support of an apparent looming Congolese invasion of Rwanda,an ambition about which many of the govt’s proxy groups spoke openly"
34) Congo:
Attack by pro-govt 'Wazalendo' fighters in the village of Tambi, in the Masisi area of North Kivu province controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23: 35-40+ killed barrons.com/news/pro-govt-…
Attack by pro-govt 'Wazalendo' fighters in the village of Tambi, in the Masisi area of North Kivu province controlled by the Rwanda-backed M23: 35-40+ killed barrons.com/news/pro-govt-…
35) Congo is offering a reward of five million dollars for the arrest of leaders of the M23 rebel group:
The Congolese government specifically seeks the arrest of Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa, and Sultani Makenga.
brusselstimes.com/1477751/congo-…
The Congolese government specifically seeks the arrest of Corneille Nangaa, Bertrand Bisimwa, and Sultani Makenga.
brusselstimes.com/1477751/congo-…
36) M23 & Rwanda are trying to redraw the map and it's all about to blow:
Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of Congo before its too late?responsiblestatecraft.org/m23-rwanda/
Will offers of resource wealth to the US and other powers help bring militia violence to heel in the Democratic Republic of Congo before its too late?responsiblestatecraft.org/m23-rwanda/
36b) Is Trump mulling a minerals deal with conflict-hit DR Congo? Rwanda-backed M23bbc.com/news/articles/…
37)HRW:
DR Congo: Rwanda-Backed M23 Target Journalists, Activists:
Armed Group Threatens, Harasses, Attacks Civilians in North and South Kivu provinces hrw.org/news/2025/03/1…
DR Congo: Rwanda-Backed M23 Target Journalists, Activists:
Armed Group Threatens, Harasses, Attacks Civilians in North and South Kivu provinces hrw.org/news/2025/03/1…
38)Southern Africa regional bloc to withdraw troops from DR Congo amid M23 advance:
The SADC mission that has suffered losses in 2025 will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops. aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/13…
The SADC mission that has suffered losses in 2025 will conduct a ‘phased withdrawal’ of its troops. aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/13…
39)DR Congo conflict forces "temporarily" halt at world's 3rd biggest tin mine, the Bisie tin mine in Walikale district, North Kivu Province operated by Alphamin Resources:
17,300 tonnes were extracted there in 2024(= 7% of global output)
DRC: 25,000 t
barrons.com/news/dr-congo-…
17,300 tonnes were extracted there in 2024(= 7% of global output)
DRC: 25,000 t
barrons.com/news/dr-congo-…
39)Congo:
Following the announcement by Alphamin Resources to "temporarily" halt the operation of the Bisie tin mine in North Kivu, the price of tin surged nearly 10% to over $36,000 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange commodities market, its highest level since Aug 2022.
M23
Following the announcement by Alphamin Resources to "temporarily" halt the operation of the Bisie tin mine in North Kivu, the price of tin surged nearly 10% to over $36,000 a tonne on the London Metal Exchange commodities market, its highest level since Aug 2022.
M23
40) A daily review of activity related to the war in the eastern DR Congo between M23 and its Rwandan backers and pro-Congolese govt forces
North and South Kivu --------M23 advances westward toward DRC interior: criticalthreats.org/briefs/congo-w…
North and South Kivu --------M23 advances westward toward DRC interior: criticalthreats.org/briefs/congo-w…
41) AFC-M23 rebels capture strategic mining hub of Walikale in eastern DR Congo:
Town in North Kivu province is the farthest west the group has reached since the start of its advance in Jan 2025 theguardian.com/world/2025/mar… #Walikale
Map: criticalthreats.org/briefs/congo-w…
Town in North Kivu province is the farthest west the group has reached since the start of its advance in Jan 2025 theguardian.com/world/2025/mar… #Walikale
Map: criticalthreats.org/briefs/congo-w…
41b)AFC-M23 account:
AFC - RECRUTEMENT at 10:27 p.m
"#Urgent Nos troupes viennent de prendre #Mubi, dans le Walikale.
Sans combats !
Plus de 10% d'étain produit au monde passent par ici.
À ce jour,les rebelles contrôlent 7 pistes d'atterrissage dont 4 aéroports et 3 aérodromes."
AFC - RECRUTEMENT at 10:27 p.m
"#Urgent Nos troupes viennent de prendre #Mubi, dans le Walikale.
Sans combats !
Plus de 10% d'étain produit au monde passent par ici.
À ce jour,les rebelles contrôlent 7 pistes d'atterrissage dont 4 aéroports et 3 aérodromes."
42)After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
“Civilians continue to die and live in fear.” | Patricia Huon
North,South Kivuthenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/…
“Civilians continue to die and live in fear.” | Patricia Huon
North,South Kivuthenewhumanitarian.org/analysis/2025/…
43)The DR Congo (DRC) and Rwanda agreed to a Qatari-mediated ceasefire. M23understandingwar.org/backgrounder/a…
44)DR Congo: AFC/M23 rebels to withdraw from Walikale in North Kivu in peace gesture:
They said the decision was in line with a ceasefire declared in Feb 2025 and in support of peace initiatives.
Statement that was greeted w/scepticism by FARDC officers
aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/22…
They said the decision was in line with a ceasefire declared in Feb 2025 and in support of peace initiatives.
Statement that was greeted w/scepticism by FARDC officers
aljazeera.com/news/2025/3/22…
45)Rwanda planning to attack Burundi, president tells BBC.
Évariste Ndayishimiye, a frm Hutu rebel leader, also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi, akin to "what it's doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo" now.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
Évariste Ndayishimiye, a frm Hutu rebel leader, also said that Rwanda had tried to launch a coup a decade ago in Burundi, akin to "what it's doing in the Democratic Republic of Congo" now.
bbc.com/news/articles/…
46) DR Congo conflict tests China's diplomatic balancing act:
-In coltan and cobalt-richt North and South Kivu, China has many mining activities.
-Both Congo and Rwanda are part of China's BRI
-China supplies weapons to both Rwanda and DR Congo. AFC/M23bbc.com/news/articles/…
-In coltan and cobalt-richt North and South Kivu, China has many mining activities.
-Both Congo and Rwanda are part of China's BRI
-China supplies weapons to both Rwanda and DR Congo. AFC/M23bbc.com/news/articles/…
47)Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23/AFC rebels install‘parallel administration’in DR Congo, UNSC hears.
Recently they appointing a governor and two-vice governors in Bukavu(South Kivua)as well as financial and mining officials in North Kivu.
news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
Recently they appointing a governor and two-vice governors in Bukavu(South Kivua)as well as financial and mining officials in North Kivu.
news.un.org/en/story/2025/…
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