ARTICLES RELATING TO M23

UN chief arrives in Goma, DRC

2013-05-23 12:03

The UN chief Ban Ki-moon has arrived in Goma, eastern DRC, hours after a rebel group fighting government forces nearby said they would impose a cease-fire to permit the visit to proceed.

Fighting flares in DRC ahead of Ban visit

2013-05-22 13:21

Fresh fighting has erupted between the army and rebels in the eastern DRC ahead of a visit by the UN chief Ban Ki-moon to the troubled country.

Rebels, army clash in DRC's Goma

2013-05-20 12:03

Rebels from the M23 movement and the army are fighting just north of Goma, a regional capital in the DRC that the rebels had occupied briefly in November, both sides say.

SANDF flexes muscles ahead of mission

2013-05-09 22:20
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The air force has showed off its military might with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of rockets just days ahead of an unprecedented "peace enforcing" deployment to the eastern DRC.

100s of Congolese flee to Uganda

2013-05-08 19:01

A spokesperson for the UN refugee agency in Uganda says hundreds of Congolese are fleeing into Uganda to avoid being forcibly conscripted into the ranks of the rebel group M23.

Pakistan peacekeeper killed in DRC

2013-05-08 09:37

Attackers have killed a Pakistan peacekeeper in an ambush in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN says.

DRC rebels prepare to face UN force

2013-05-06 15:32

Rebels in the DRC are honing their ambush skills to prepare to face a new UN force which has a mandate to go on the offensive.

Peace talks in trouble, says DRC's M23

2013-05-02 07:49

The Congolese rebel movement M23 has suspended peace talks with DRC’s government, a rebel spokesperson says, increasing fears of renewed violence in the country’s troubled east.

DRC rebels training to face UN force

2013-04-29 20:28

The M23 rebel group in eastern DRC say hundreds of its commanders were undergoing special training to face an offensive by a newly-formed UN combat force.

DRC suspends 12 army officers over rapes

2013-04-12 10:08

The DRC army has suspended 12 senior officers over mass rapes in the strife-torn east of the country, a UN spokesperson says.

DRC rebels in Rwanda moved

2013-04-02 21:48

Rwanda has moved hundreds of Congolese rebels who took refuge in the country to a camp further from its border.

Rwanda denies responsibility

2013-03-19 13:18

Rwanda is not responsible for Congolese war crimes suspect Bosco Ntaganda who is currently in the US embassy in Kigali, Rwandan Foreign Minister Louise Mushikiwabo says.

UN sets DRC deadline to act against rape

2013-03-08 07:50

The UN has given the DRC a deadline to act against two army battalions accused of carrying out 126 rapes in an eastern town, a UN official says.

Clashes as DRC rebel ranks split

2013-03-01 16:17

Fighting has broken out in the unstable east of the DRC between rival factions of the M23 rebel movement after the dismissal of the group’s political leader, sources say.

Stop supporting DRC rebels, says Ban

2013-02-28 09:15

The UN leader Ban Ki-moon says foreign countries are still backing rebels in the DRC and must face "consequences" over the instability there.

DRC rebels clashes leave 10 dead

2013-02-25 16:24

Fighting between rival factions of the M23 rebel movement in the northeastern Rutshuru region of the Democratic Republic of Congo has left 10 dead.

DRC peace agreement set to be signed

2013-02-18 07:45

The UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will attend a signing ceremony next week in Addis Ababa for an accord aimed at pacifying the eastern DRC, his spokesperson says.

Southern African leaders mull DRC force

2013-02-08 12:22

Southern African leaders meeting to discuss the DRC crisis are at an advantaged stage of military planning but there are still disagreements about whether to send a stand-alone SADC force or join the UN mission.

DRC peace deal may be signed soon

2013-02-07 11:49

A delayed UN-mediated peace deal aimed at ending two decades of conflict in the east of DRC is now broadly agreed and could be ready for signing later this month, officials say.

SADC begins training of Stand by Force in Zim

2013-02-05 10:07

SADC military inspectors have converged in Zimbabwe to attend a training course set to improve the operation and proficiency of the military component of the SADC Standby Force in war times.

DRC rebels dismiss 'biased' UN rights report

2013-02-01 09:14

The rebel force active in eastern DRC has dismissed as "cruelly biased" a UN report that denounced a poor and led to UN sanctions against the group.

DRC, Mali conflicts overshadow AU summit

2013-01-28 14:51

The collapse of a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC has overshadowed a summit meeting of AU leaders, as efforts continue to drum up support for military intervention in war-torn Mali.

UN Security Council OKs DRC drones

2013-01-24 22:26

The UN Security Council has given a green light for peacekeepers to use surveillance drones in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after weeks of delay over concerns of Russia, China and Rwanda.

DRC rebels declare unilateral ceasefire

2013-01-08 17:24

Congolese rebels have declared a unilateral ceasefire ahead of a second round of peace talks with the government.

DRC rebels fire at UN helicopter

2012-12-29 07:28

Rebels have opened fired on two UN helicopters in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

 

DRC war persists as UN chief arrives

2013-05-22 20:50

Rockets have land in DRC city of Goma as the UN secretary-general arrives in the capital.

DRC army, rebel clashes continue in Goma

2013-05-21 22:35

Two days of clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and rebel fighters near the eastern city of Goma have killed at least 19 people, threatening an uneasy six-month peace.

First intervention troops arrive in DRC

2013-05-13 21:47

The first troops belonging to an intervention brigade aimed at taking on armed groups in strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have arrived for their mission, a UN official says.

Dozens kidnapped in M23 fief in DRC

2013-05-09 07:57

Nearly 30 people have been kidnapped in eastern DRC by the M23 rebels in their fief of Rutshuru since the beginning of April, says a community leader.

Girls as young as 6 raped by DRC troops

2013-05-08 14:41

DRC troops raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as 6, in the country’s volatile east after they fled from advancing M23 rebels in late November, a UN report says.

DRC intervention brigade must be limited

2013-05-06 22:17

A new UN intervention brigade to be deployed in conflict-stricken eastern Democratic Republic of Congo must carry out only limited strike operations.

M23 rebels recruit 59 child soldiers

2013-05-02 22:19

The United Nations says the DRC's M23 rebels have recruited at least 59 child soldiers.

DRC's M23 threatens new UN brigade

2013-04-30 14:32

Rebels in eastern DRC warn they’re getting ready to fight against a new United Nations brigade due to arrive in the coming months.

M23 tells Tanzania: Don't send troops

2013-04-13 15:35

The rebel M23 movement has asked Tanzania to scrap plans to contribute troops to the future UN intervention brigade which is designed to fight armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC peace talks resume in Uganda

2013-04-08 15:03

A spokesperson for the Congolese rebels group M23 says peace talks with the Congolese government have resumed in the Ugandan capital.

UN gives DRC a week to act against rape

2013-03-28 07:38

The UN has given DRC a final one week deadline to take action against two army battalions accused of carrying out at least 126 rapes, diplomats say.

Congo cool over pact with rebel group

2013-03-11 22:33

The spokesperson for Congo's government, says it will likely not sign a peace agreement with the M23 rebel group by a deadline agreed upon by the two sides.

DRC troops hand towns to M23 rebels

2013-03-03 18:46

The DRC military has given key towns in the east back to M23 rebels as part of peace negotiations.

36 killed in new DRC battles

2013-02-28 22:20

Battles between the army and a militia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have left at least 36 people dead and thousands have sought refuge at a UN base.

Despite peace accord, DRC still on edge

2013-02-26 11:53

Despite the signing of a Democratic Republic of Congo accord, the central African country remains unsettled by signs of a return to war.

DRC neighbours agree to peace plan

2013-02-24 22:03

DRC and its neighbours have signed a new peace plan and the region has agreed not to support armed groups.

DRC police arrest rebel leader

2013-02-11 14:51

Police in the DRC have arrested the leader of a rebel coalition based in the volatile South Kivu province, an aide to the provincial governor says.

Southern Africa to discuss DRC crisis

2013-02-08 07:49

Leaders from southern African countries are set to gather in the Mozambican capital for an extraordinary summit to discuss the crisis in DRC, an official says.

SA arrests 19 DRC rebels suspected of coup plans

2013-02-05 10:16

South African police have arrested 19 suspected Congolese rebels, including two senior members of the M23 group, on suspicion of running an illegal military operation.

New rebel group in DRC

2013-02-03 21:54

As the Democratic Republic of Congo struggles to stem unrest in its east, another newly formed armed rebel coalition has announced it is seeking to topple President Joseph Kabila.

Dispute over command stalls DRC deal

2013-01-28 22:04

African leaders have failed to sign a UN-mediated peace deal aimed at ending two decades of conflict in eastern Congo over concerns of who would command.

UN: DRC peace deal signing cancelled

2013-01-28 10:24

The signing to a peace deal for troubled eastern DRC, where rebels seized the key city of Goma last year and still control significant territory, has been cancelled, official says.

Rwanda opposes use of drones in DRC

2013-01-09 10:17

Rwanda has opposed the use of surveillance drones in eastern DRC by the UN until there is a full assessment of their use, saying it doesn’t want Africa to become a laboratory for foreign intelligence devices.

UN hits DRC rebels with sanctions

2013-01-01 07:40

The UN Security Council have slapped an arms embargo on M23 rebels and the FDLR amid a flare-up of violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern region.

DRC rebels demand ceasefire

2012-12-19 14:40

DRC's M23 rebels have demanded that Kinshasa sign a formal ceasefire, accusing officials of dragging out peace talks to bolster the army’s position on the ground.

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