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M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa

M23 rebels welcome SANDF departure from Monusco

M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa accused the UN Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo of failing the people of eastern DRC

  • Eyaaz
3 min read
A UN report says that the Rwanadan army is using missiles in the DRC. (Photo by Cyrile Ndegeya/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Rwanda army using SAM missiles in east DRC: UN report

Kigali denies that it is supporting the rebels in a bid to control vast mineral resources

  • Eyaaz
4 min read
On guard: Peacekeepers from the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, known as Monusco, carry out a field training exercise in Sake, a town about 30km from Goma in the eastern part of the DRC. Photo: Glody Murhabazi/AFP

UN force deployed for ‘Operation Springbok’ to save DRC civilians

Clashes broke out again at the start of October after six months of relative calm, pitting rebels against the national army

  • Eyaaz
3 min read