Tag: M23 rebels
U.N peacekeeper killed in Congo after helicopter comes under fire
Reuters
One U.N. peacekeeper from South Africa was killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday when a helicopter operated by the peacekeeping force came under fire while in mid-air, the U.N. mission in Congo and South Africa's military said.
'Act of war': Rwanda shoots at Congolese military jet over alleged airspace violation
Reuters
Rwandan forces on Tuesday fired at a fighter jet from Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that it said had violated its airspace, prompting the Congolese government to accuse it of an act of war.A video shared widely on Congolese social medi
How abrupt gunfire almost disrupted Uhuru’s arrival at DRC camp
Alex Waithaka
There was panic at Kanyaruchinya camp outside Goma in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when unknown people in Congolese army fatigues shot in the air just minutes before Kenya’s ex-president Uhuru Kenyatta's arrival on Tuesday November 1
Kenya deploys troops to Congo to help end decades of bloodshed
Reuters
Kenya's President William Ruto on Wednesday officially deployed troops to eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to join an East African regional force aiming to end decades of bloodshed.The seven countries of the East African Community (EAC)