By Reuters Democratic Republic of Congo’s M23 rebels have seized the eastern town of Minova, a main supply route for the provincial capital Goma, a rebel spokesperson and the provincial governor said on Tuesday. The Tutsi-led M23 group has been waging a renewed insurgency in the Central African country’s east […]
The Uganda Peoples’ Defence Forces (UPDF) contingent has finally received withdrawal orders to pull out forces that had been operating in the Eastern part of DRC as a peacekeeping force under the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF). Captain Kato Ahmad Hassan, the contingent spokesperson says they have started preparations […]
The Uganda People’s Defense Force (UPDF) contingent which is part of the East African Community Regional Force (EACRF) in DR-Congo, will remain in place until further orders, regardless of the EACRF mandate expiring on Friday, December 8, 2023. The DRC government has since vowed not to renew the EACRF mandate, […]
By Catherine Ageno The UN Secretary-General has urged leaders of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to respect a ceasefire agreement due to come into effect on Tuesday. In a statement released by his spokesperson, António Guterres welcomes the international and regional efforts which took place […]
March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group has vehemently rejected a report from a recent investigation by Amnesty International. The report released on Friday revealed that members of the M23 rebel group killed at least twenty men and raped scores of women and girls in the eastern Democratic Republic of the […]
