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M23 Rebels Offensive in DR Congo (2025)

Following a lightning onslaught, the rebel forces of M23 movement allegedly backed by Rwanda took control of nearly the whole city of Goma, a vital hub for the trade of minerals in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, in late January 2025.
Who Would Benefit From DRC-Rwanda Confrontation? Congolese Professor Knows Answer
People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaChristina GlazkovaWriter / Editor
Yesterday, 18:16
Escalating Conflict in Eastern DRC: What’s Happening and Why It Matters
M23 rebels on April 27, 2013, in Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaChristina GlazkovaWriter / Editor
Yesterday, 17:56Longread
Conflicts in Africa Cause Both 'Immediate and Future Losses,' Senegalese Economist Says
Congolese civilians fleeing the clashes in the Goma city of the DRC's North Kivu province. - Sputnik Africa
Elizaveta RoschinaWriter/Editor
Yesterday, 17:54
DR Congo Rebels Intend to March From Goma to Capital Kinshasa
M23 fighters loyal to Bosco Ntaganda run along the road towards Goma as Peacekeepers observed gathering of armed people North of the city, the 1st of March 2013. - Sputnik Africa
Kirill KurevlevManaging Editor
Yesterday, 17:45
DRC Resources Are Looted, President Tshisekedi Tells French Foreign Minister
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi holds a meeting with French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot, January 30, 2025. - Sputnik Africa
Elizaveta RoschinaWriter/Editor
Yesterday, 17:15
Blood Cobalt and Geopolitical Ambitions: Russian Expert Explains Stakes in DRC Conflict
A miner collects small chunks of cobalt inside the CDM (Congo DongFang Mining) Kasulo mine. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaChristina GlazkovaWriter / Editor
Yesterday, 16:26
AU Peace and Security Council Calls on Rebel Groups in Eastern DRC to Immediately Cease Hostilities
M23 rebels - Sputnik Africa
Elizaveta RoschinaWriter/Editor
Yesterday, 15:57Longread
Over 280 Romanian Mercs Surrender in DR Congo to Rwandan Army, MoD Says
Rwanda's army said on X that about 280 Romanian mercenaries who were battling alongside Congolese forces had turned themselves in to M23 in the border town of Gisenyi. - Sputnik Africa
Kirill KurevlevManaging Editor
Yesterday, 11:51
US Orders Departure of Non-Emergency Personnel, Family Members From DRC
People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) - Sputnik Africa
Yesterday, 11:11
UN Taking Measures to Protect Personnel Amid Rebel Advance in DRC, Spokesman Says
Secretary-General spokesperson Stephane Dujarric speaks to the press after Secretary-General Antonio Guterres holds a press conference - Sputnik Africa
Yesterday, 10:54
Angolan President Condemns M23 Occupation of Goma in Eastern DRC, Calls for Immediate Withdrawal
Angola's President Joao Lourenco - Sputnik Africa
Elizaveta RoschinaWriter/Editor
Yesterday, 10:54
DRC President Condemns International Agencies' Inaction Amid Violence in Country
The DRC's President Felix Tshisekedi addressing the nation in the city of Lubumbashi on November 16, 2024 - Sputnik Africa
Yesterday, 10:31
South Africa Working With UN to Pull Out Troops From DRC, Deputy Defense Minister Says
Cropped closeup shot of a South African flag on a soldier's uniform - Sputnik Africa
Yesterday, 09:51
South African Development Community to Hold Extraordinary Summit Over Situation in DRC
M23 rebels gather for large-scale protests as they set on fire the Rwandan, French, Belgian and Kenyan embassy buildings and loot some shopping centers during anti-Rwandan demonstrations allegedly supported by the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) and rebels in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on January 28, 2025. - Sputnik Africa
Yesterday, 09:15
Namibia Supports SADC Mission in DRC Financially, Foreign Minister Says
SADC Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (SAMIDRC) Senior Leadership in May, 2024. - Sputnik Africa
Namibia Press Agency (NAMPA)
29 January, 18:23
DRC President Refuses to Participate in Emergency EAC Summit on Situation in the Country
President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Felix Tshisekedi (L) attends Kenya's fifth president William Ruto's inauguration ceremony at Kasarani Stadium in Nairobi, Kenya on September 13, 2022. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaChristina GlazkovaWriter / Editor
29 January, 18:07
M23 Rebels Seize Goma Airport, Threatening Humanitarian Aid in Eastern DRC, UN Spokesman Says
People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) - Sputnik Africa
Elizaveta RoschinaWriter/Editor
29 January, 17:39
US Advises Citizens to Depart DR Congo, Closes Its Embassy in Kinshasa
M23 rebels gather for large-scale protests as they set on fire the Rwandan, French, Belgian and Kenyan embassy buildings and loot some shopping centers during anti-Rwandan demonstrations allegedly supported by the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23) and rebels in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo on January 28, 2025. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaChristina GlazkovaWriter / Editor
29 January, 16:10
Escalating Situation in Eastern DR Congo: Photos From Conflict-Torn North Kivu Province
People displaced by the fighting with M23 rebels make their way to the center of Goma, Sunday, January 26, 2025. - Sputnik Africa8
Elizaveta RoschinaWriter/Editor
29 January, 15:55
‘Continuation of Africa's Exploitation’: Conflict in DR Congo and Western Grip in Fight for Minerals
Nsinku Zihindula (25), who works 24-hour shifts, hammers at solid rock to find cassiterite ore at Szibira. Nsinku was blinded in his left eye by flying rock, but must continue to work in the dangerous tunnels to earn money to feed his wife and child. - Sputnik Africa
- Sputnik AfricaChristina GlazkovaWriter / Editor
29 January, 15:28
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