Rwanda, Congo and UN Security Council

UN Security Council calls on Rwanda to pull troops from Congo
The United Nations Security Council on Friday called on Rwanda's military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and immediately withdraw all troops from Congolese territory "without preconditions.
UN Security Council Condemns Rwanda for Eastern Congo Violence
The United Nations Security Council condemned Rwanda for backing a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ordered its troops to withdraw from the country.
The US sanctions a Rwanda official and a rebel spokesperson over violence in Congo
The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.
Rwanda expresses solidarity with military general sanctioned by the US over violence in Congo
Rwanda's government on Friday asserted solidarity with a top official sanctioned by the U.S. over violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in an armed conflict that now threatens the Congolese government.
UN Security Council to Vote on Rwanda's Military Involvement in Congo
The United Nations Security Council will vote on a resolution urging Rwanda to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Congo and withdraw troops. The resolution condemns M23's advances with Rwanda's support and calls for a peaceful resolution.
UN Security Council to vote on text clearly condemning Rwanda
The UN Security Council will take up Friday a text which for the first time directly condemns Rwanda ;accused of ;supporting ;of the M23 armed group's offensive in the Democratic Republic of Congo and demands its "immediate" withdrawal.
Congo frees opposition leader and former president's ally Kabund
Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his ...
Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22
A boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized, killing 22 people, authorities said ...
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U.N. Demands Rwanda End Support for M23 Rebels in Congo
The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to halt its backing of the M23 rebels in eastern Congo, insisting on troop ...
Links to Rwanda fuel discrimination against DR Congo's Tutsis
Central to their campaign is the assertion that ethnic Tutsis living in DR Congo are being persecuted. Digging into the ...
US top diplomat Rubio, Kenyan president call for ceasefire in eastern Congo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
US sanctions Rwandan official and rebel leader as war expands in eastern Congo
The United States sanctioned a Rwandan official and a Rwandan-backed rebel leader over recent fighting in the Congo.