The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi will not take part in regionally brokered talks aimed at ending the rebel assault on the key eastern city of Goma, state media has reported.
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Troops 'vigorously' countering M23 push, says DRC president TshisekediDR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced in the east of the country.
The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.
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Rwanda, DRC in Goma crisis summit as Kagame agrees with US on ceasefireThe president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma.
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.
The Daily Monitor on MSN2d
All eyes on Kagame, Tshisekedi at EAC meeting over M23 rebelsIn April 2022, EAC leaders met in Nairobi, Kenya, and agreed to establish a regional force to be deployed in eastern DRC to facilitate dialogue between the warring parties. While the DRC government and the rebels agreed to a ceasefire, tensions persisted.
The war for Goma was the most recent episode of combat in eastern DRC, a volatile region plagued by regional rivalries, ethnic tensions, and armed group battles for more than three decades
Africanews English on MSN3h
M23 rebels in DR Congo vow to march all the way to the capitalThe group’s announcement came hours after President Felix Tshisekedi called for a massive military mobilisation to resist the rebellion.
Ghana News Agency (GNA) on MSN1h
Congo ‘will not give in’ to advancing M23 rebels, president saysCongolese President, Félix Tshisekedi, has said he will not concede defeat to the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, who have seized control of most of the major city of Goma in eastern Congo.Tshisekedi, called on the population in the east of the resource-rich country to resist the fighters,
We will stay here in Congo and fight. If we do not stay alive here, let’s stay dead here,’ said Congo’s defence minister.
Some people welcomed a TV address by President Félix Tshisekedi during which he called for a massive military mobilisation.
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