DR Congo rejects talks with M23 rebels

Congo defies global calls for M23 talks, demands dialogue with Rwanda
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have swept through the region seizing key cities and killing some 3,000 people in the most significant escalation of conflict in over a decade.
DR Congo rejects talks with M23 rebels despite international pressure
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is resisting mounting international pressure to engage in direct negotiations with the M23 rebel group which has advanced rapidly in the eastern region of the country in recent months.
DR Congo holds firm on no-talks policy with M23 rebels despite global push
Despite mounting international pressure, the DR Congo remains resolute in its refusal to engage in direct talks with the M23 rebel group, which has made significant territorial gains in eastern DRC in recent months.
US and European nations pressure Rwanda to defuse M23 rebellion
They have imposed sanctions on officials of the rebel group, as well as on government officials, summoned envoys or threatened to withdraw aid to Rwanda.
DR Congo crisis: M23 hands over anti-Rwandan rebels amid rising tensions in DRC
The M23 rebel group has handed over an armed rebel general to Rwanda, a move raising questions about regional stability. While Rwanda-backed M23 claims to counter the FDLR in the DRC, the Congolese army denies the group's presence,
M23 urges genocidal militia to surrender, leave DR Congo
The AFC/M23 rebel group has called for all militia and foreign troops operating in eastern DR Congo, especially the genocidal militia linked to the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi in Rwanda, to surrender and return to their respective home countries.
Rwanda sanctions will undermine push for Congo peace talks, proscribed minister says
International sanctions against Rwanda will reduce the incentive for Kinshasa to engage in peace talks with M23 rebels who ...
UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in
U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.
DR Congo accuses Rwanda of faking genocide suspects video
The army of the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused Rwanda of dressing up prisoners in military uniforms in an effort to pass them off as newly-captured rebels linked to the Rwandan genocide.
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Rwanda: M23 Vows Retaliation After Explosives Kill People At Massive Rally in Bukavu
The AFC/M23 rebels on Thursday, February 27, vowed that "this cowardly and barbaric act will not go unpunished" after explosives at a massive rebel rally in Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo's South ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo.
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How the DR Congo conflict threatens Rwanda’s multimillion-dollar tourism industry
Rwanda’s $640 million tourism industry is facing potential disruption due to its alleged support of M23 rebels in DR Congo.
More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo ...
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One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
But while Rwanda appears peaceful at home, it is fueling war across the border. Thousands of Rwandan troops have invaded eastern Congo alongside fighters from M23, which is under Rwanda’s ...
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M23 sends 15 captured FDLR fighters to Rwanda
Gen’ Ezechiel Gakwerere, 61, a senior member of the DR Congo-based FDLR genocidal militia, was among 15 militia fighters handed over to Rwandan authorities by AFC/M23 rebels at La Corniche One Stop ...