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M23 Warn DRC Army

October 15, 2013 Global AuthorDRC, FARDC, M23, Rebels, Rwanda, war

In what appears as the latest escalation of tensions in Eastern Congo, the rebel M23 Movement has given the DRC government an ultimatum of 48 hours to vacate their strategic stronghold Southern town of Kamahoro, Chimp Corps reports. In a press conference held at Silver Springs Hotel in Kampala on Tuesday evening, the leader of M23 peace delegation to Kampala,… Read More

The FDLR speaks out

July 16, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, FARDC, FDLR, Rwanda, UN

By: Jennifer Fierberg The Eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo is a hot bed for armed rebel groups engaged in a geostrategic power struggle for the control of minerals and territory. One such group is the FDLR which is a rebel group from Rwanda that fled after the 1994 genocide made up of primarily Hutu refugees. This group… Read More

The war rages on….

July 15, 2013March 25, 2021 Jennifer FierbergDRC, FARDC, Kabila, Kagame, M23, MONUSCO, RPF, Rwanda, SADC

By Jennifer Fierberg The Land of a Thousand Hills is now accusing the land of a thousand rumors of bombing on its territory. Rwanda has released a series of tweets stating that the arm in DRC (FARDC) has shelled two areas on Rwanda. No injuries were reported as of publication. Further, Rwanda’s proxy army, the M23 rebel group, is accusing… Read More

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M23 Warn DRC Army

The FDLR speaks out

The war rages on….