More pressure on Rwanda

More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in its mineral-rich eastern region.
Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
Congo’s largest church organizations have met with Rwanda-backed rebels in the country’s east to advocate for peace and dialogue after weekslong fighting
Over 7,000 people killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has seized large swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC -- including the main cities of Goma and Bukavu -- in the face of limited resistance from Congolese forces.
U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
Volker Türk said Tuesday that his office "confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city of Bukavu last week."
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo

UK to Pause Bilateral Aid to Rwanda

As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say
The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.
Conflict in the DRC: Luxembourg delays adoption of EU sanctions against Rwanda
Causing surprise across the bloc, Luxembourg has blocked the adoption of sanctions against Kigali. European ministers have ...
One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...
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U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes
The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province ... The U.N., many Western governments and the DRC all accuse Rwanda's government of backing M23 in a bid to control ...
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Violence, Minerals, and the Inevitable in Central Africa
Perhaps more importantly, it contains some of the world’s largest deposits of key minerals, such as cobalt, which is ...
The New York Times29d
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times Supported by By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Dakar, Senegal After Rwanda-backed rebels seized the Congolese city of Goma in 2012, powerful nations across the ...
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A silent genocide is unfolding in Congo, church sources warn
A "silent genocide" — mimicking the Rwandan one of 1994 — is occurring in eastern Congo, said some Catholic Church sources, ...