Violent clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo's army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo have escalated, killing scores and displacing hundreds. The conflict has intensified, raising concerns about regional stability. Aid organizations fear a humanitarian crisis as the M23's advance threatens to cut off Goma, a major city, potentially leaving millions without access to food and medical help. The situation is exacerbated by the involvement of regional countries like Rwanda and Uganda, as well as Western powers including the US, France, and UK, with calls for international intervention to prevent a catastrophic regional war. Relations between DR Congo and Rwanda have deteriorated, with the M23 rebel forces advancing towards Goma, further escalating tensions.
Few places have suffered such prolonged misery as eastern Congo, a region that has been meddled in and fought over by its neighbours for decades. Another catastrophic war can be prevented, but it requires outside pressure https://t.co/pSGrCWP5YV 👇
Explainer: Why relations between DR Congo and Rwanda are deteriorating https://t.co/DKVBP90s1z
The DRC is sinking into an ever more alarming humanitarian crisis War in the east of the country, floods, cholera epidemic... These multiple crises have resulted in more than a quarter of the Congolese no longer being able to eat enough. https://t.co/xA1PFbLLDh
As much of the world focuses on crises elsewhere, a catastrophic regional war risks being sparked in Congo. It could possibly be averted but for the inattention of the West https://t.co/QQN7eUqjRi 👇
Heavy fighting between Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group have forced thousands of civilians to flee their homes in eastern DR Congo. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi explains what’s caused the crisis ⤵️ https://t.co/APJhWlSQpN
Congo’s M23 rebellion risks sparking a regional war Goma is under a terrifying siege https://t.co/GixUIqk405
As M23 rebels surround Goma, the only road out of the city leads across the border to Rwanda. Yet that isn’t much of a lifeline, since Congo’s neighbour is largely responsible for the current crisis, which risks exploding into a full-blown regional war https://t.co/KPyoDIVA7R
Tensions are escalating between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo following the advance of M23 rebel forces in recent weeks towards the city of Goma in eastern DRC. https://t.co/IlSFnqTkQP
Few parts of the world have suffered such prolonged misery as eastern Congo, a place that has been meddled in and fought over by its neighbours for decades. But few in the outside world are paying much attention to the unfolding crisis in the country https://t.co/ijpDEJQCph https://t.co/BuLzI6xDBV
How to prevent another catastrophic regional war in Congo https://t.co/dwn1ZKfJGT
Tensions are escalating between Rwanda and the DR Congo following the advance of M23 rebel forces towards Goma in eastern DRC. @gengetonedon looks at the reasons behind this escalation, along with the implications, for @SemaforAfrica. https://t.co/pckL1GElyQ
Why relations between DR Congo and Rwanda are deteriorating https://t.co/DKVBP90s1z
To prevent another catastrophic regional war, the world needs to press Rwanda to pull back its forces from Congo https://t.co/Q1pfv5yXi9 👇
OPINION: "You won’t hear much about it in America, but the civil war in the Democratic Republic of Congo—the world’s deadliest conflict since World War II—continues to rage on," writes Jason Nichols. https://t.co/J9WrH1Ik1J
"The Congolese are putting pressure on all negative forces against the Congo, including the local compradors, regional countries like Rwanda and Uganda, and the US, France, and UK " WATCH @kambale describe Western involvement in the war in DR Congo: https://t.co/SQbqI6dWmn https://t.co/LZbFBzuPKb
Rwanda's doing: "Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis" in eastern Congo where the armed rebel group M23 "is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help." https://t.co/wWLbl4FoN6
Why aid groups are warning of a humanitarian crisis in eastern Congo: https://t.co/TqgTAcLC8x
Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help. https://t.co/pHqfbPtZYn
DRC conflict: Why is fighting intensifying and can it threaten regional stability? https://t.co/j8PNYQuAwn https://t.co/5zzBOQCCim
⚠️ EXPLAINER-WHY FIGHTING IS FLARING IN EASTERN CONGO AND THREATENING REGIONAL STABILITY (Reuters) Violent clashes have escalated between Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)'s army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo, killing scores and displacing hundreds… https://t.co/gGKrNG54ag