this national divorce shit is crazy, can't believe the libs even got rwandan-backed tutsi militias in the eastern congo
February 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
this national divorce shit is crazy, can't believe the libs even got rwandan-backed tutsi militias in the eastern congo
Could be awkward for Erik. Story from Sat:
"The well-known US businessman Erik Prince (founder of the private military company "Blackwater") helped the Congolese army recapture Uvira, the 2nd most important city in the South Kivu province, from the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels (see Fides, 6/2/2026)."
"The well-known US businessman Erik Prince (founder of the private military company "Blackwater") helped the Congolese army recapture Uvira, the 2nd most important city in the South Kivu province, from the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels (see Fides, 6/2/2026)."
AFRICA/DR CONGO - Copper and cobalt from Congo soon in American hands
Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) – Security in exchange for minerals. This is the “deal” between the U
www.fides.org
February 9, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Could be awkward for Erik. Story from Sat:
"The well-known US businessman Erik Prince (founder of the private military company "Blackwater") helped the Congolese army recapture Uvira, the 2nd most important city in the South Kivu province, from the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels (see Fides, 6/2/2026)."
"The well-known US businessman Erik Prince (founder of the private military company "Blackwater") helped the Congolese army recapture Uvira, the 2nd most important city in the South Kivu province, from the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels (see Fides, 6/2/2026)."
in a vacuum you can kinda parse the outline for a realistic argument from Herman types (the West setting the definition of genocide can be used to justify imperialism + downplay NATO-backed atrocities) but Herman et al fucking deny the Rwandan genocide
February 5, 2026 at 9:16 PM
in a vacuum you can kinda parse the outline for a realistic argument from Herman types (the West setting the definition of genocide can be used to justify imperialism + downplay NATO-backed atrocities) but Herman et al fucking deny the Rwandan genocide
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov joined HFAC Members in a meeting with President Tshisekedi to discuss ongoing efforts to end the deadly conflict in eastern Congo involving the DRC, Rwanda and the Rwandan-backed M23 militia.
February 5, 2026 at 6:50 PM
Ranking Member @meeks.house.gov joined HFAC Members in a meeting with President Tshisekedi to discuss ongoing efforts to end the deadly conflict in eastern Congo involving the DRC, Rwanda and the Rwandan-backed M23 militia.
But the benefits of that stability were too often limited to the great powers themselves. The U.S. frequently violated the stabilizing norm of non-intervention when it served their interests (Latin America, Iraq, Afghanistan) -- and failed to intervene in cases of crimes against humanity (Rwanda).
January 27, 2026 at 5:15 PM
But the benefits of that stability were too often limited to the great powers themselves. The U.S. frequently violated the stabilizing norm of non-intervention when it served their interests (Latin America, Iraq, Afghanistan) -- and failed to intervene in cases of crimes against humanity (Rwanda).
Congo army return to strategic eastern town captured by rebels
Congolese soldiers return to the strategic eastern town of Uvira as per residents’ accounts on January 19th, just after a month when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized the town in a blow to Trump-mediated peace efforts, Reuters reported…
Congolese soldiers return to the strategic eastern town of Uvira as per residents’ accounts on January 19th, just after a month when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized the town in a blow to Trump-mediated peace efforts, Reuters reported…
Congo army return to strategic eastern town captured by rebels
Congolese soldiers return to the strategic eastern town of Uvira as per residents’ accounts on January 19th, just after a month when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized the town in a blow to Trump-mediated peace efforts, Reuters reported on January 20th. The eastern Congo town had served as a base for the Congo state-appointed government, and was infiltrated by the M23…
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January 21, 2026 at 8:32 AM
Congo army return to strategic eastern town captured by rebels
Congolese soldiers return to the strategic eastern town of Uvira as per residents’ accounts on January 19th, just after a month when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized the town in a blow to Trump-mediated peace efforts, Reuters reported…
Congolese soldiers return to the strategic eastern town of Uvira as per residents’ accounts on January 19th, just after a month when Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seized the town in a blow to Trump-mediated peace efforts, Reuters reported…
The conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, which escalated in 2022, primarily involves the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group fighting against the Congolese military. Despite a peace agreement signed in June 2025, violence continues,
January 20, 2026 at 7:29 PM
The conflict between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, which escalated in 2022, primarily involves the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group fighting against the Congolese military. Despite a peace agreement signed in June 2025, violence continues,
An account from an SANDF member as to what transpired before the white flag was raised at the South African Goma Airport (DRC) base in Jan 2025. Clear that the Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels initiated the ceasefire. Proud of our SANDF soldiers.
January 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
An account from an SANDF member as to what transpired before the white flag was raised at the South African Goma Airport (DRC) base in Jan 2025. Clear that the Rwandan-backed AFC/M23 rebels initiated the ceasefire. Proud of our SANDF soldiers.
Violent clashes between DRC forces, M23 group near key city
Loud explosions and gunfire have been heard in and around the key DR Congo city of Uvira Violent fighting broke out on Saturday between the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and pro-Kinshasa forces in several towns around the strategic…
Loud explosions and gunfire have been heard in and around the key DR Congo city of Uvira Violent fighting broke out on Saturday between the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and pro-Kinshasa forces in several towns around the strategic…
Violent clashes between DRC forces, M23 group near key city
Loud explosions and gunfire have been heard in and around the key DR Congo city of Uvira Violent fighting broke out on Saturday between the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and pro-Kinshasa forces in several towns around the strategic eastern DR Congo city of Uvira, local sources said. The resource-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, which borders Rwanda as well as Burundi, has been beset by 30 years of continual violence.
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January 3, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Violent clashes between DRC forces, M23 group near key city
Loud explosions and gunfire have been heard in and around the key DR Congo city of Uvira Violent fighting broke out on Saturday between the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and pro-Kinshasa forces in several towns around the strategic…
Loud explosions and gunfire have been heard in and around the key DR Congo city of Uvira Violent fighting broke out on Saturday between the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group and pro-Kinshasa forces in several towns around the strategic…
And still active now, unlike the latter which ceased operations after M23s Rwandan-backed offensive in the spring.
January 1, 2026 at 4:44 PM
And still active now, unlike the latter which ceased operations after M23s Rwandan-backed offensive in the spring.
Honneur-David disappeared on Sunday, December 28, in Bukavu in eastern DRC, an area controlled by the Rwandan-backed AFC-M23 rebel movement. In his last message to his wife, he wrote: “I'm on my motorcycle, but I'm being followed.” 🧵 4/12
December 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Honneur-David disappeared on Sunday, December 28, in Bukavu in eastern DRC, an area controlled by the Rwandan-backed AFC-M23 rebel movement. In his last message to his wife, he wrote: “I'm on my motorcycle, but I'm being followed.” 🧵 4/12
Emmet Livingstone: But in eastern Congo, fighting continues between government forces and M23 rebels backed by Rwanda, a conflict rooted in the Rwandan genocide three decades ago. Despite the Trump-brokered peace deal, the violence goes on.
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n...
Trump announced a peace deal between Congo and Rwanda, but fighting hasn't stopped
Trump's peace deal between Rwanda and Congo hasn't stopped the fighting — and now his expansive mineral deal with Kinshasa is in the balance.
www.npr.org
December 27, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Emmet Livingstone: But in eastern Congo, fighting continues between government forces and M23 rebels backed by Rwanda, a conflict rooted in the Rwandan genocide three decades ago. Despite the Trump-brokered peace deal, the violence goes on.
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n...
www.npr.org/2025/12/22/n...
🇨🇩🇷🇼A peace agreement must enforce accountability. The international community must stop enabling this cycle, impose consequences, and prioritize justice for the victims. Without accountability for Kagame’s role in eastern #DRC, there will be no lasting peace.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#Rwanda
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#Rwanda
December 22, 2025 at 9:25 PM
🇨🇩🇷🇼A peace agreement must enforce accountability. The international community must stop enabling this cycle, impose consequences, and prioritize justice for the victims. Without accountability for Kagame’s role in eastern #DRC, there will be no lasting peace.
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#Rwanda
www.yahoo.com/news/article...
#Rwanda
“In North Kivu, under occupation by Rwandan-backed rebels, a UNFPA assessment in August showed that only 845 PEP kits were available across 34 health zones, where an estimated 23,000 women were projected to need them through November.”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Congolese rape survivors search in vain for medicine after USAID cuts
In eastern Congo, where rape is widespread, the cancellation of USAID funding for PEP kits has left many victims vulnerable, according to nearly 50 interviews.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:23 PM
“In North Kivu, under occupation by Rwandan-backed rebels, a UNFPA assessment in August showed that only 845 PEP kits were available across 34 health zones, where an estimated 23,000 women were projected to need them through November.”
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/1...
Article:
The AFC/M23 armed group said…it had agreed to a request from the US to withdraw from the city of Uvira in the eastern DRC.
The Rwanda-backed militia seized the city near…border with Burundi last week, days after…Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a road map towards a peace agreement…
The AFC/M23 armed group said…it had agreed to a request from the US to withdraw from the city of Uvira in the eastern DRC.
The Rwanda-backed militia seized the city near…border with Burundi last week, days after…Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a road map towards a peace agreement…
AFC/M23 rebels agree to US request for withdrawal from city in DR Congo
AFC/M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, on Tuesday agreed to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern DRC following a request from US mediators. The group said its withdrawal was a gesture to give the ong...
www.france24.com
December 16, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Article:
The AFC/M23 armed group said…it had agreed to a request from the US to withdraw from the city of Uvira in the eastern DRC.
The Rwanda-backed militia seized the city near…border with Burundi last week, days after…Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a road map towards a peace agreement…
The AFC/M23 armed group said…it had agreed to a request from the US to withdraw from the city of Uvira in the eastern DRC.
The Rwanda-backed militia seized the city near…border with Burundi last week, days after…Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a road map towards a peace agreement…
Rwanda-backed forces continue offensive in DRC
An offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels — who took over a key city in the Democratic Republic of Congo — has forced 200,000 people to flee, pushing the Great Lakes Region closer to a wider conflict.
www.dw.com/en/rwanda-ba...
An offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels — who took over a key city in the Democratic Republic of Congo — has forced 200,000 people to flee, pushing the Great Lakes Region closer to a wider conflict.
www.dw.com/en/rwanda-ba...
Rwanda-backed forces continue offensive in DRC – DW – 12/13/2025
An offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels — who took over a key city in the Democratic Republic of Congo — has forced 200,000 people to flee, pushing the Great Lakes Region closer to a wider conflict.
www.dw.com
December 16, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Rwanda-backed forces continue offensive in DRC
An offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels — who took over a key city in the Democratic Republic of Congo — has forced 200,000 people to flee, pushing the Great Lakes Region closer to a wider conflict.
www.dw.com/en/rwanda-ba...
An offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels — who took over a key city in the Democratic Republic of Congo — has forced 200,000 people to flee, pushing the Great Lakes Region closer to a wider conflict.
www.dw.com/en/rwanda-ba...
🟢 Breaking | The Rwandan-backed M23 armed group says it's withdrawing its forces from the city of Uvira, in South Kivu, framing the move as a unilateral “confidence-building measure” tied to the Doha peace process & at the request of US mediators.
The announcement comes just days after Secretary...
The announcement comes just days after Secretary...
December 16, 2025 at 3:47 PM
🟢 Breaking | The Rwandan-backed M23 armed group says it's withdrawing its forces from the city of Uvira, in South Kivu, framing the move as a unilateral “confidence-building measure” tied to the Doha peace process & at the request of US mediators.
The announcement comes just days after Secretary...
The announcement comes just days after Secretary...
The Rwanda-backed militia seized the city near the border with Burundi last week, days after the Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a road map towards a peace agreement in Washington – whose future has been cast in doubt by the AFC/M23 advance, raising fears of a wider regional war.
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Rwanda-backed M23 group says it will withdraw from seized Congo town after US request
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have said they would withdraw from the eastern Congo town of Uvira at the request of the U.S. administration, which had criticised seizure of the town last week as a threat to...
ground.news
December 16, 2025 at 12:13 PM
The Rwanda-backed militia seized the city near the border with Burundi last week, days after the Congolese and Rwandan governments signed a road map towards a peace agreement in Washington – whose future has been cast in doubt by the AFC/M23 advance, raising fears of a wider regional war.
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"Hundreds who escaped war in eastern DR Congo and sought safety in Uvira now face new hardships as the [Rwandan-backed] M23 takes control, deepening the humanitarian crisis."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOor...
#DRC #DRCongo #M23 #News #Rwansa #WorldNews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOor...
#DRC #DRCongo #M23 #News #Rwansa #WorldNews
DR Congo: Refugees in Uvira Face Fresh Struggles Under M23 Control
YouTube video by India Today
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December 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
"Hundreds who escaped war in eastern DR Congo and sought safety in Uvira now face new hardships as the [Rwandan-backed] M23 takes control, deepening the humanitarian crisis."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOor...
#DRC #DRCongo #M23 #News #Rwansa #WorldNews
www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOor...
#DRC #DRCongo #M23 #News #Rwansa #WorldNews
"Burundi closed the frontier after Rwandan backed M23 rebels seized control of the border region last week.
M23 control key cities in the region.
In February they captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.
A month earlier they took over Goma, in North Kivu."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHX...
#DRC
M23 control key cities in the region.
In February they captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.
A month earlier they took over Goma, in North Kivu."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHX...
#DRC
Stranded Burundians flee DR Congo as M23 rebels temporarily open border
YouTube video by Al Jazeera English
www.youtube.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:34 AM
"Burundi closed the frontier after Rwandan backed M23 rebels seized control of the border region last week.
M23 control key cities in the region.
In February they captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.
A month earlier they took over Goma, in North Kivu."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHX...
#DRC
M23 control key cities in the region.
In February they captured Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.
A month earlier they took over Goma, in North Kivu."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHX...
#DRC
