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Deadly Clashes in Eastern DRC Spark Emergency UN Meeting as M23 Rebels Advance
Deadly Clashes in Eastern DRC Spark Emergency UN Meeting as M23 Rebels Advance
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The chronic humanitarian crisis is being exacerbated by the ongoing conflict between the Congolese army and the M23, which Kinshasa accuses of being bolstered... 26.01.2025, Sputnik Africa
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Deadly clashes in eastern DRC have escalated, prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council originally scheduled for Monday to be moved up to Sunday.Since 2021, the M23 group has seized large territories of the resource-rich eastern DRC region, displacing thousands and fueling a humanitarian crisis. Their recent advance towards Goma, a city of over one million, follows the collapse of peace talks between the DRC and Rwanda in December.Tragically, 13 UN and SADC peacekeepers, including nine South Africans, three Malawians, and one Uruguayan, were killed in the fighting on Saturday, according to the countries' authorities.The UN's MONUSCO mission, with approximately 15,000 peacekeepers in the DRC, confirmed its forces are engaged in heavy combat against M23 positions.Congolese army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge stated that the army is working to repel the enemy, claiming that "Rwanda is determined to seize the city of Goma".The African Union, along with mediator Angolan President Joao Lourenco, has called for an immediate end to hostilities, denouncing "irresponsible actions by the M23 and its supporters" which pose "harmful consequences for regional security".In December, an Angolan-brokered peace summit collapsed after Rwanda reportedly demanded direct talks between the DRC and the M23 – a demand Kinshasa rejected, further complicating the situation.
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Deadly Clashes in Eastern DRC Spark Emergency UN Meeting as M23 Rebels Advance
10:25 26.01.2025 (Updated: 10:26 26.01.2025) Muhammad Nooh Osman
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The chronic humanitarian crisis is being exacerbated by the ongoing conflict between the Congolese army and the M23, which Kinshasa accuses of being bolstered by thousands of Rwandan troops.
Deadly
clashes in eastern DRC have escalated, prompting an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council originally scheduled for Monday to be moved up to Sunday.
Since 2021, the M23 group has seized large territories of the resource-rich eastern DRC region, displacing thousands and fueling a humanitarian crisis. Their recent advance towards
Goma, a city of over one million, follows the collapse of peace talks between the DRC and Rwanda in December.
Tragically, 13 UN and SADC peacekeepers, including nine South Africans, three Malawians, and one Uruguayan, were killed in the fighting on Saturday, according to the countries' authorities.
The UN's MONUSCO mission, with approximately 15,000 peacekeepers in the DRC, confirmed its forces are engaged in heavy combat against M23 positions.
Congolese army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge stated that the army is working to repel the enemy, claiming that "Rwanda is determined to seize the city of Goma".
The African Union, along with mediator Angolan President Joao Lourenco, has
called for an immediate end to hostilities, denouncing "irresponsible actions by the M23 and its supporters" which pose "harmful consequences for regional security".
In December, an Angolan-brokered peace summit collapsed after Rwanda reportedly demanded direct talks between the DRC and the M23 – a demand Kinshasa rejected, further complicating the situation.
