News | Goma
| Canada and Germany Impose Sanctions on Rwanda for Supporting M23 Rebels | |
Congo Planet - March 4, 2025 | |
 | As a result of Rwanda’s actions in the eastern DRC, the Government of Canada has made the decision to suspend the issuance of permits for the export of controlled goods and technologies to Rwanda, and suspend new government-to-government business pursuits with Rwanda, as well as proactive support to private-sector business development activities, including trade missions. |
| UK Suspends Financial Aid to Rwanda Over M23 Rebellion | |
UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office - February 25, 2025 | |
 | The UK calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities, humanitarian access, respect for international humanitarian law, meaningful engagement with African-led peace processes, and the withdrawal of all Rwanda Defence Forces from Congolese territory. |
| UN Security Council Calls on Rwanda to Stop Supporting M23 Rebels in DR Congo | |
UN News - February 22, 2025 | |
 | The UN Security Council unanimously adopted a resolution on Friday that strongly condemned the ongoing offensive and advance of M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The 15 members called on the Rwanda Defence Forces to stop supporting the armed group and immediately withdraw from Congolese territory “without preconditions.” |
| US Sanctions Rwanda's Minister James Kabarebe for Central Role in DR Congo Conflict | |
Radio Okapi - February 20, 2025 | |
 | The U.S. Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Rwanda’s Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe for the central role he plays in Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebels. It also sanctioned Lawrence Kanyuka, a leading member and spokesperson for the M23 and AFC rebel groups. |
| 'Deadly environment' plus 'political and social' obstacles hinder Ebola fight, Security Council hears | |
UN News - July 24, 2019 | |
 | The problems of eradicating Ebola in the Democratic Republic of the Congo are not only medical, but also linked “to a variety of political and social factors”, the head of the UN mission in the country told the Security Council. |
| Ebola outbreak declared an international Public Health Emergency | |
UN News - July 17, 2019 | |
 | The second worst Ebola outbreak of all time, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), was officially declared an international Public Health Emergency of International Concern on Wednesday, with the head of the World Health Organization calling for countries to ‘take notice and redouble our efforts”. |
| Political tensions 'running high' in DR Congo ahead of 2016 elections | |
UN News Centre - October 7, 2015 | |
 | The top United Nations official in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) told the UN Security Council today that he cannot say with certainty whether the progress attained in the country is sustainable, or whether violence will erupt again and reverse what has been achieved so far. |
| Congo Will Not Sign a 'Peace Deal' With Defeated M23 Rebels, Government Says | |
Congo News Agency - November 6, 2013 | |
 | The Congolese government says it will not sign a “peace deal” with the M23 rebels now that they have been defeated. Information Minister and government spokesman Lambert Mende told reporters during a news conference in Kinshasa on Tuesday that there will only be a “statement.” |
| Advancing Congo Troops Take Control of Rumangabo From M23 Rebels | |
Radio Okapi - October 28, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo’s army continued its advance north towards M23 rebel strongholds on Monday. After Kibumba, Kiwanja and Rutshuru, it was the turn of Rumangabo to fall under the control of the Congolese Armed Forces, also known as the FARDC. |
| Congo Army Dislodges M23 Rebels From Strategic Town of Kibumba | |
Radio Okapi - October 26, 2013 | |
 | DR Congo's army has recaptured the town of Kibumba, located 27 kilometers north of Goma, in North Kivu province. The spokesman of the Congolese Armed Forces in the province, Col. Olivier Hamuli, announced Saturday afternoon that the army, known as FARDC, had taken control of the town. He called on the M23 rebels to disarm. |
