US EditionRwandan-backed rebels threaten to expand offensive in east Congo to 2 more provinces, UN envoy says
- On Thursday, March 27, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Olivier Nduhungirehe delivered a speech at the UN Security Council regarding the situation in DR Congo and the UN Mission MONUSCO.
- Decades-Old conflicts in mineral-rich eastern Congo, near the border with Rwanda, are rooted in the 1994 Rwanda genocide and have created one of the world's worst humanitarian crises, displacing over 7 million people.
- Nduhungirehe questioned MONUSCO's accountability and transparency, accusing it of supporting the militias it was deployed to neutralize, while Bintou Keita, head of MONUSCO, briefed the Security Council on escalating violence and displacement, noting that M23 rebels control large parts of North Kivu and South Kivu and threaten to expand into Tshopo and Maniema provinces.
- Keita stated the situation in Congo is 'the alarming situation' and called for an African Union mediator to spearhead ceasefire efforts, while Rwanda insists on accountability from those serving the cause of peace and questions why MONUSCO deliberations fail to reflect reality, citing instances like the burning of a Congolese Tutsi village in October 2023 and the bombing of Banyamulenye villages since February 2025.
- Despite regional and international efforts, including an agreement between the presidents of Congo and Rwanda, the ceasefire has not been implemented, with the conflict aggravating a global financial crisis and leading to massive human rights violations, including summary executions, rapes, and forced recruitment of children, while MONUSCO faces movement restrictions imposed by M23.
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Failed truce intensifies conflict in DRC as UN warns of record hunger crisis
A truce announced last week by AFC/M23 rebels in Walikale, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has collapsed after just a few days. The Congolese army now accuses the Rwandan-backed group of reinforcing its military positions in North and South Kivu provinces.
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Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army amid rebel advance
KINSHASA - Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent bid to boost morale as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance in the east.
DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels could seize more provinces, UN warns
The head of the UN Mission in Congo told the Security Council that M23 controls large parts of North Kivu and South Kivu “and threatens to expand into Tshopo and Maniema provinces,” which are larger and across the Kivus' western borders
Rwanda Questions Monusco's Accountability, Transparency At UN Security Council
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Olivier Nduhungirehe, in a speech delivered at the UN Security Council, on Thursday, March 27, questioned the accountability and transparency of the UN Mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO), accusing it of supporting the very militias it was deployed to neutralise.
Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Armed groups affiliated with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have continued to expand their control in North and South Kivu – setting their sights on more territorial gains.
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