US EditionRwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
- Rwanda-backed rebels have entered the mineral-rich town of Walikale, defying ceasefire calls from the presidents of Congo and Rwanda, expanding their presence in eastern Congo.
- The M23 rebels' control of Walikale allows them to dominate a crucial road linking four provinces in eastern Congo, raising humanitarian concerns, with significant civilian distress reported as the town has been largely abandoned.
- Corneille Nangaa, leader of the rebel alliance, rejected the ceasefire, claiming they would continue fighting and dismissed any proposed minerals-for-security deal with the U.S. As 'treachery.'
- Humanitarian groups report that over 7 million people have been displaced due to conflict, with Doctors Without Borders detailing damage to their facilities during the violence.
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Congo army confirms rebel takeover of Walikale
In tonight's edition, Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo's army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week. Also, Sudanese troops are reportedly within half a kilometer of the presidential palace in the capital. And one of Africa's most successful Olympians becomes the International Olympic Committee's first woman chief.
Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call, vowing to fight on
GOMA - The leader of a rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that insurgents were not bound by a ceasefire call from Congo and Rwanda's presidents and cast any minerals-for-security deal with the U.S. as \"treachery\". Read more at straitstimes.com.
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Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo, ignoring ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents as the M23 rebel group expands its footprint in the conflict-torn African country.
Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, a day after the Congolese and Rwandan presidents called for an immediate ceasefire
M23 rebels push further east attacking another town ignoring calls for ceasefire
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pushed further into eastern Congo on Wednesday, advancing into the outskirts of Walikale just one day after the presidents of Congo and Rwanda called for an immediate ceasefire.
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