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East Africa: President Accuses East African Forces of 'Cohabitating ' With M23 Rebels
VOA, 10 May 2023
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused East African forces deployed to fight rebels in his country of working with the enemy. Felix Tshisekedi made the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Shocking Video Shows Militiamen Shooting at Cattle
New Times, 9 May 2023
A video has circulated on social media showing Kinyarwanda-speaking armed men shooting at dozens of cows at close range, and killing them. Read more »
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East Africa: Uganda to Host Regional Leaders' Summit On DRC Conflict
Nile Post, 7 May 2023
Uganda has been selected to host the 12th high-level oversight meeting on peace, security and cooperation framework for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the Great Lakes… Read more »
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Central Africa: Angola Calls for Revision of Framework Agreement for Peace and Security in Great Lakes
ANGOP, 6 May 2023
Angolan authorities defended Saturday in Bujumbura (Burundi) the revision of the Framework Agreement for Peace, Security and Cooperation for the DRC and Great Lakes Region, signed… Read more »
DR Congo Accuses East African Forces of Cohabitating With Rebels
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused East African forces deployed to fight rebels in his country of working with the enemy. Felix Tshisekedi made the remarks during a visit to Botswana, where he welcomed the planned deployment of Southern African forces as a replacement.
The President said he is also concerned over Kenya's decision to appoint a replacement commander for the regional forces, without consulting authorities in Kinshasa. This came after the commander of the East African forces, Kenyan General Jeff Nyagah, abruptly quit the DRC mission at the end of April.
Fierce fighting has raged for years in the North Kivu province of DRC, with more than 100 armed groups battling for valuable mineral resources.
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The Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) has approved the deployment of a regional force to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to help restore peace and security in the ... Read more »
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The East Africa Community Regional Force Commander Major general Jeff Nyagah has announced that he is quitting the command of the force, Kenneth Kazibwe writes for Nile ... Read more »
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The United Nations envoy to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has warned the Security Council that the situation in eastern Congo has become "increasingly dr Read more »
UN peacekeepers serving with MONUSCO patrol close to Beni town, in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo (file photo).
