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M23 Fighters Seize Key DR Congo Town Despite Ceasefire Bid

MENA FN 23 Mar 2025
(MENAFN - Jordan Times) GOMA - The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has taken control of the mining hub of Walikale in DR Congo, local sources said Thursday, despite attempts to broker a ceasefire this ... .
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Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls

Stars and Stripes 20 Mar 2025
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the strategic town of Walikale in eastern Congo late Wednesday, according to residents and civil society leaders, a day after the Congolese and Rwandan presidents called for an immediate ceasefire.
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Shameless Kagame is exploiting Western guilt to pursue his own imperialism

AOL 20 Mar 2025
This week president Paul Kagame of Rwanda became the latest autocrat to follow this advice ... “Who put you in charge of us? Rwandans believe in God, but did God really put these people in charge of Rwanda?”.
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M23 rebels capture strategic mining hub of Walikale in eastern DRC

The Observer 20 Mar 2025
M23 rebels have captured a strategic mining hub in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, defying calls from the presidents of Rwanda and the DRC for an immediate ceasefire.
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M23 rebels capture Walikale, another key town in eastern DR Congo

Virtual Jerusalem 20 Mar 2025
M23 seized the mining hub in its farthest advance west, despite calls for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda.| Read More Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ....
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Rwanda severs ties with Belgium over 'neo-colonial delusions'

Business Ghana 19 Mar 2025
The authorities in Kigali, Rwanda's capital, have given Belgian diplomats 48 hours to leave the country ... The sanctions, which include the freezing of assets, were also applied to the head of Rwanda's state mining agency.
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EU sanctions Rwandan army commanders, mining CEO over M23 offensive

Urdu Point 17 Mar 2025
</p><p> The 27-nation bloc also targeted the CEO of state-run Rwanda Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board "for exploiting the armed conflict" and a gold refinery based in Kigali.
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M23 pulls out of DRC peace talks over EU sanctions

Business Day 17 Mar 2025
Zobel Behalal, a senior expert at the Global Initiative against Transnational Organized Crime, said they were notable in going after Rwanda’s mines board and a gold refinery ... Rwanda’s government ...
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EU sanctions Rwandan commanders over M23 in DR Congo

Urdu Point 17 Mar 2025
</p><p> Belgium has spearheaded the push to punish Rwanda over the violence, including calls to block a minerals deal, suspend development aid and cut support for Rwandan peacekeepers in ...
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Rwanda expels Belgian diplomats over ‘neo-colonial delusions’

The Daily Telegraph 17 Mar 2025
The European Union sanctioned three of Rwanda’s military commanders and the head of its state mining agency over its support for the group on Monday ... Francis Kamanzi, the head of Rwanda’s Mines, Petroleum and Gas Board, was also singled out.
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Amid conflict, why does the DRC want a minerals deal with Trump?

Al Jazeera 17 Mar 2025
list 3 of 4US sanctions Rwanda minister over DRC fighting ... Like Ukraine, the DRC needs security partners to win its war against the M23 and more than 100 other armed groups that have control of lucrative mines throughout the country.
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Belgium regrets Rwanda's decision to cut ties

Xinhua 17 Mar 2025
Also on Monday, the European Union (EU) announced its sanction upon some of Rwanda's military officials and the head of one mining agency, accusing them of supporting armed fighters in the eastern DRC ... Belgium regrets Rwanda's decision to cut ties.
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M23 rebels withdraw from planned talks with Congo government, citing international sanctions

Stars and Stripes 17 Mar 2025
The conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by Bukavu in February ... The rebels are supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to U.N.
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M23 shuns DR Congo peace talks at 11th hour after sanctions

Urdu Point 17 Mar 2025
All conditions are created for the start of direct negotiations tomorrow, 18th March, as scheduled."</p><p> The European Union on Monday sanctioned three Rwandan military commanders ...
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Amid tensions, Canada says reviewing purchase of US jets

Knoxville Daily Sun 16 Mar 2025
Canada is reviewing a major purchase of US-made F-35 combat planes amid serious tensions with the Trump administration, a spokesperson for the Canadian defense ministry told AFP on Saturday ... +4. East DR Congo mines mint Rwanda-backed M23's fortune ... �.

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