United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...
In other words, given the M23 rebels' offensive, Kinshasa, contrary to earlier statements, now appears to support the presence of MONUSCO in eastern Congo — at least for the time being.
Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels laying siege to eastern Congo's largest city Goma ordered defending government forces late on Sunday to disarm and surrender, ...
Intense clashes broke out as the armed group seized a mining town in South Kivu province and resumed its advance towards the ...
She said peacekeepers with the U.N. mission, known as MONUSCO, are operating under limited movements imposed by the M23. They are not patrolling the city, but they are able to resupply their bases.
The PSCF remained in place following the M23's 2013 defeat at the hands of the Congolese Army and UN blue helmets under MONUSCO's Force Intervention Brigade, a force made up of SADC member states.
A 27 January post to X by the Uruguayan military, a significant contributor to MONUSCO, announced that the UN mission had brokered a ceasefire between M23 and FARDC, to be observed from 1900 h ...
"The M23 rebels have taken full control of Goma, including Goma Airport, which houses the Monusco Force Headquarters, posing a security threat to UN peacekeeping forces and triggering violent ...
Kobler said he felt "sadness, anger and frustration, because we proved together with MONUSCO and the Congolese army in 2013 that we could beat back the M23." Former MONUSCO head Kobler says ...
The U.N. made an agreement with the government to gradually begin drawing down its mission, known as MONUSCO, and closed its Bukavu office. In areas under M23 control in South Kivu, including the ...