M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war
Africa • Jan 30, 2025, 8:30 PM
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FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in eastern DR Congo. He says that the ambitions of the Rwanda-backed M23 differ now from their aims back in 2012, when they first set their sights on Goma, and one of the group's objectives now is to overthrow the Kinshasa administration, it has been making alliances with other armed groups and some of them may be considering separation from the DRC.
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M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war
Africa • 8:30 PM
1 min
FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in eastern DR Congo. He says that the ambitions of the Rwanda-backed M23 differ now from their aims back in 2012, when they first se
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Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak caused death of Kampala hospital nurse
Africa • 7:22 PM
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A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the disease, discovered in Septemb
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France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad
Africa • 1:25 PM
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The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the
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French foreign ministry says Rwanda fighters must leave DR Congo ‘immediately’
Africa • 6:44 AM
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A French government spokesman on Thursday demanded the departure from DR Congo of Rwandan forces and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters from the east of the country. “The sovereignty and territorial integrity of DR Congo are not up for negotiation,” foreign min
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War in the DRC's east: Will there be a 'push for diplomatic means to end this conflict'?
Africa • 12:19 AM
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters advancing in the country's perennially troubled east and slammed the international community's "silence and inaction". All the while, Pr
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