Rutshuru, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Édouard Mwangachuchu, the Member of Parliament from Masisi territory, North Kivu Province has been sentenced to death by a Gallison Military court after pleading guilty to backing the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. Mwangachuchu, who is also the President of the National Congress for the …
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Nairobi, Kenya | THE INDEPENDENT | The mandate of the peacekeeping mission deployed under the East African Community Regional Force in the North Kivu Province of the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has been extended to December 2023. Troops from Uganda, Kenya, South Sudan and Burundi were deployed in territories …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The M23 rebels have warned the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) authorities regarding their announced intention to officially resume activities at the Bunagana border in the war-torn province of North Kivu. The North Kivu authorities had closed activities at the Bunagana border, which borders the …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) summit sitting in Burundi’s capital Bujumbura has recommended Rumangabo, Rutshuru territory as the pre-cantonment site for the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. Initially, EAC Heads of States summits had asked for a cease-fire between the M23 rebels and Armed Forces …
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Arusha, Tanzania | THE INDEPENDENT | The ongoing efforts by the East African Community states to bring lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo dominated the 21st Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State, featuring disagreements on the peace process. Burundi President, the chairperson, and host, Evariste Ndayishimiye found …
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Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has stated that if the East African Community Regional Force (EAC-RF) troops, deployed as part of a peacekeeping mission in the war-troubled province of North Kivu, do not fulfill their mandate, …
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Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan Troops under a peacekeeping mission in the war-troubled province of North Kivu, Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have recovered 120 cows from suspected Nyatura militia. The animals were recovered between the weekend and Monday from the militia operating in the areas of Kinyandoni, …
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Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Restoration of peace in North Kivu hangs in balance after Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC) President Félix Tshisekedi Tshilombo refused a political dialogue with the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. Speaking in Kinshasha on Friday after meeting the Swiss President, Alain Berset about the security and humanitarian …
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Kiwanja, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Ugandan troops have deployed in Kiwanja, Rutshuru territory in North Kivu province as part of the EAC peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). This follows the withdrawal of the M23 rebels. The group launched a war against the DRC government in …
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Museveni clarifies: UPDF part of EAC force, not in DRC to fight M23 Bunagana, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Community (EAC) Regional Force officials have been locked in a series of high-profile meetings with the leadership of the M23 rebels at the Bunagana border as Uganda People …
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