US EditionOver 400 Civilians Killed in Fighting in Eastern DR Congo
The M23 offensive has displaced over 500,000 people and killed more than 400 civilians in eastern DRC, expanding rebel control despite a recent peace deal.
- On Thursday, M23 armed group consolidated control of Uvira, South Kivu province, after saying it seized the city on Wednesday; local residents spent the previous day taking cover amid sporadic gunfire.
- US-Mediated peace agreement signed last week excluded M23, which is negotiating separately after agreeing earlier this year to a ceasefire; United States and United Nations experts accuse Rwanda of backing M23, while Rwanda denies the allegation and acknowledged troops and missile systems last year.
- More than 413 civilians were killed between Uvira and Bukavu, including women, children and young people, while regional officials report Rwandan special forces and foreign mercenaries violate the ceasefire.
- The offensive has displaced 200,000 civilians and adds to a broader crisis that has driven more than seven million people from their homes, while the US Embassy in Kinshasa urged M23 and Rwandan troops to cease operations and withdraw.
- More than 100 armed groups contest the mineral-rich eastern DRC, with UN estimating M23 has about 6,500 fighters, escalating the regional crisis near Uvira and Bujumbura, Burundi.
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More than 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo
In tonight's edition, Regional officials say over 400 civilians have been killed since December 1st in the area of Uvira in the Democratic Republic of Congo: we speak to the DRC Minister of Communication, Patrick Muyaya. Also, Kenya has pulled the brakes on a landmark health pact with the United States, over data privacy concerns. And in Ivory Coast the story of Sundiata Keita, the founder of the Mali Empire, meets the stage.
Despite a peace agreement negotiated by the US between the Democratic Republic of Congo and neighbouring Rwanda, the battles in the Eastern Congo do not break down.
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