DR Congo rejects talks with M23 rebels

Congo defies global calls for M23 talks, demands dialogue with Rwanda
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have swept through the region seizing key cities and killing some 3,000 people in the most significant escalation of conflict in over a decade.
DR Congo defies pressure over talks with rebel M23
Despite growing international pressure, the Democratic Republic of Congo is standing firm on its decision not to have direct talks with the M23 rebel group that has made major advances in the east of the country in recent months.
DR Congo rejects talks with M23 rebels despite international pressure
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is resisting mounting international pressure to engage in direct negotiations with the M23 rebel group which has advanced rapidly in the eastern region of the country in recent months.
More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
Democratic Republic of Congo Prime Minister Judith Suminwa Tuluka said the security and humanitarian situation in the region 'has reached alarming levels.'
DR Congo holds firm on no-talks policy with M23 rebels despite global push
Despite mounting international pressure, the DR Congo remains resolute in its refusal to engage in direct talks with the M23 rebel group, which has made significant territorial gains in eastern DRC in recent months.
DR Congo crisis: M23 hands over anti-Rwandan rebels amid rising tensions in DRC
The M23 rebel group has handed over an armed rebel general to Rwanda, a move raising questions about regional stability. While Rwanda-backed M23 claims to counter the FDLR in the DRC, the Congolese army denies the group's presence,
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.
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have "occupied" a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's government said Sunday, ...
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Congo says M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have taken a 2nd major eastern city
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the ...
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Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say
The group, backed by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda ... warfare and violence in Bukavu. M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said on X that the rebels took over Kavumu airport and ...
The US sanctions a Rwanda official and a rebel spokesperson over violence in Congo
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.
UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in
U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.
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M23 urges genocidal militia to surrender, leave DR Congo
The AFC/M23 rebel group has called for all militia and foreign troops operating in eastern DR Congo, especially the genocidal militia linked to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, to ...