More than 84,000 people have fled to Burundi from the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since early December, escaping intense fighting as the M23 rebel group seized the strategic border city of Uvira. The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR warned on Friday that Burundi had reached a critical point, with thousands crossing the border…
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized the strategic eastern Congo city of Uvira, dealing a severe blow to a U.S.-brokered peace agreement signed just days earlier by the leaders of Congo and Rwanda in Washington. The capture of Uvira, announced by the rebels on Wednesday and confirmed by Congolese authorities on Friday, consolidates M23 control over…
A US brokered peace agreement between Congo and Rwanda was teetering Thursday after more than 400 civilians were killed in a renewed offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group in eastern Congo, officials said. M23 captures key lakeside city of Uvira Residents and local authorities said M23 fighters took full control of Uvira, a strategic…
Kenyan President William Ruto has praised the Washington Accord signed on Thursday as the most credible path to ending three decades of conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), urging all parties to implement the agreement despite fresh fighting on the ground. Historic signing in Washington The accord was signed at the Donald J….
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi on Thursday signed a United States-brokered peace agreement in Washington aimed at ending decades of violence in eastern Congo, even as fresh fighting broke out between rebels and government troops. The signing ceremony, hosted by United States President Donald Trump at the United…
