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Burundi joins SADC forces as US tells M23 to withdraw
Burundi has officially joined the Southern African Development Community (SADC) forces fighting against the M23 rebels in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in a move that could ...
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Rwanda: Putting Down The M23 Problem
The UN wants Burundi to hold fair and credible elections. February 19, 2013: The UN Security Council and the UN Secretary General once again accused Rwanda of providing external support to the rebel ...
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Why DR Congo wants East African troops to leave
the M23 has taken over large swathes of territory in the east, arguing that it does so to defend the interest of ethnic Tutsis against Hutu militias it says are backed by the government. Burundi ...
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Two armies accused of backing DR Congo's feared rebels
Their report also warned that Burundi’s military had been involved in operations with the Congolese army against the M23 and Rwandan soldiers, exacerbating regional tensions. Panic in Goma as ...
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‘We are waging an existential war’: M23’s Bertrand Bisimwa on DRC conflict
For three years, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in an armed conflict between the army and the M23 rebel group that has killed hundreds of people and ...
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Tensions between Burundi and Rwanda increase
Earlier this month, Burundi closed all crossing points with ... where government troops are fighting to dislodge violent M23 rebels who control part of the territory. Rwanda denies having ...