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Rwanda and DRC trade blame over airspace violation

Rwandan forces fire at fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo that it says had violated its airspace, prompting Kinshasa to accuse Kigali of "an act of war."

DRC's Tshisekedi accuses M23 rebels of faking agreed pullback

"They're simply moving around [and] redeploying elsewhere," says President Felix Tshisekedi at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, accusing neighbouring Rwanda of supporting Tutsi-led group.

M23 rebels hand key army base in eastern DRC to regional force

Taken over by Tutsi-led M23 rebels two months ago, Rumangabo base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be overseen by Kenyan forces deployed by regional bloc East African Community.

EU urges Rwanda to stop backing M23 rebels against DRC

Kigali must stop supporting M23 and use all means to press Tutsi rebel group to comply with decisions taken by East African Community and at a recent summit in Angola, says EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell.

DRC military calls M23 rebel withdrawal 'sham'

Democratic Republic of Congo's army says handover of Kibumba town near eastern Goma city to regional African force, is meant to distract locals and global community, adding rebels are reinforcing their positions elsewhere.

UN eases weapons embargo on DRC, extends peacekeeping force

The UN Security Council maintained the arms embargo on all nongovernmental entities and individuals operating in the territory of the DRC.

Kagame says bloodshed in DRC's east 'not Rwanda's problem'

Rwanda's President Paul Kagame who is in Washington for US-Africa summit distances his country from mounting bloodshed in Democratic Republic of Congo's east, disavowed any link to actions of M23 rebels there.

DRC troops, rebels clash as M23 says ready to 'disengage'

Fresh violence outside Bwiza, some 40 km north of provincial capital Goma, sends locals fleeing for life and brings neighbouring town of Kitchanga to standstill, AFP reports.

International community aggravating DRC crisis, says Rwanda minister

The claim of Rwanda's support for the M23 rebel group, repeatedly made by the US and supported by independent UN experts, has been refuted by Kigali.

Thousands of DRC churchgoers join marches against violence in east

Peace marches organised by the Catholic Church took place across the Democratic Republic of Congo to protest violence in the country's east, days after an alleged massacre of civilians.

Buried 'six people in same pit': Villagers recount horrors of DRC massacre

Fighting between Mai-Mai militias supported by FDLR Hutu rebels and powerful M23 rebels led to killings of more than 100 civilians, say witnesses and lawmakers of Kishishe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

DRC declares three days of mourning after 'massacre' of over 100 people

The period of mourning began after DRC's government accused the M23 militia –– with whom it is locked in a months-long conflict –– of slaughtering "more than 100" people at Kishishe, north of Goma city.