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Dozens of Burundian troops have been detained for refusing to be deployed to eastern Congo in the fight against the M23 rebel group as it advances toward a major border city, according to army ...
With people fleeing an escalating war between M23 rebels and Congolese government forces, the United Nations now fears a humanitarian disaster if no measures are taken to immediately end ...
Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there, but more recently, to aid in the fight against M23.
Gold miner Twangiza Mining SA has accused Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of forcing its employees to work against their will and without pay after seizing its mine in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels but, more recently, to support the fight against M23.
As M23 rebels advance in DR Congo, regional players meet to defuse the escalating crisis.
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups vying for a foothold in the mineral-rich region. The conflict has created one of the world’s most significant humanitarian crises, with over 7 million people ...
M23 seized Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, in late January and then took control of South Kivu provincial capital Bukavu over the weekend. Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for ...
As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south toward the city of Bukavu, they are likely to have to fight their way through thousands of troops from Burundi ...
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo's army as it ...