Democratic Republic of the Congo–Rwanda conflict (2022–present)
A conflict began between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda in 2022 after Rwandan forces entered the country to provide military support to the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group, including fighting alongside them against the Congolese military (FARDC) and pro-government militias.. Since the Second Congo War the eastern provinces of the DRC have been the site of an ongoing ...
South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Jan 30, 2025 · South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of killing South African peacekeepers...
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Feb 11, 2025 · Rwanda, the primary backer of the M23 armed group, supported its offensive in eastern DRC with three to four thousand ground troops. As Goma fell, thousands of locals —many of whom were already...
What to know about the fighting in DR Congo : NPR
Jan 31, 2025 · Goma, a regional hub of over 2 million people, is on the DRC's border with Rwanda. The city has been afflicted by the ebb and flow of violence for three decades — collateral damage in conflicts...
Rwanda and M23 Attack Congo, Risk Africa-Wide War - Foreign …
Feb 28, 2025 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been invaded by Rwanda five times. The first two times (from 1996-1997 and 1998-2003), it led to large, bloody wars that engulfed the whole country ...
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese …
Jan 27, 2025 · Rwanda denies the charge and accuses the DRC of harbouring members of the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, an anti-Kagame rebel group that was involved in the 1994 Rwandan...
Security Council Strongly Condemns Ongoing Offensives by M23 …
Feb 21, 2025 · “The entire DRC is now at stake, and the situation literally stands on the brink of a full-scale regional war,” warned the representative of the Republic of Korea. He, too, stressed that there can be no military solution to this conflict and urged both Kinshasa and Kigali to urgently return to meaningful diplomatic dialogue.
The DRC Conflict Enters a Dangerous New Phase – Africa Center
Feb 26, 2025 · The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause in the fighting by leaders from the 8 member states of the East African Community (EAC) and 16 member states of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) was dismissed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebel forces, who have continued their offensive to seize more territory ...
DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls …
Jan 25, 2025 · The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting as the fighting between the Congolese ...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in Congo declare a ...
Feb 4, 2025 · The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized the DRC city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid. ... “This M23 war came for me in ...