EU foreign ministers agreed to impose political sanctions against Rwanda and M23 rebels in DR Congo, though Luxembourg opposes sanctions against Kigali until Friday.
Scores of residents cheered on the M23 rebels in Bukavu as they walked and drove around the city centre on Sunday morning.
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M23 rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key eastern city was no longer in use, the top U.N. official in Dr Congo said.
M23 rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key eastern city was no longer in use, the top U.N. official in Dr Congo said.
M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling Goma, which has around two million people and is a regional hub for security and humanitarian efforts.
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Rwanda must end support for M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and withdraw its troops from its neighbour’s territory, French President Emmanuel Macron said Tuesday.
The Israeli prime minister has been circumspect in outlining a postwar Gaza plan, partly because he fears disputes over the enclave’s future governance could prove fatal for his coalition.
The EU said Tuesday (28 November) that a team of election observers sent to the Democratic Republic of Congo ahead of 20 December polls cannot spread out around the country because of “security reasons”.
