Congo rebel leader says Qatar ceasefire call 'doesn't concern us'

Record ID: 1984770

  • Title: Congo rebel leader says Qatar ceasefire call 'doesn't concern us'
  • Date: 20th March 2025
  • Summary: GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO (MARCH 19, 2025) (REUTERS) RUSTED BULLETS IN AMMUNITION BOX ON GRASS HELICOPTERS IN OVERGROWN GRASS DEBRIS AT GOMA AIRPORT TERMINAL ENTRANCE VARIOUS OF HELMETS PILED ON TARMAC KEVLAR PLATE WITH TEXT READING (English): "STRIKE FACE" DAMAGED PICKUP TRUCK IN FRONT OF AIRPORT AMMUNITION BOXES VARIOUS OF BULLETS IN GRASS GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUB
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  • Keywords: africa armies colbalt coltan conflict congo democratic extractives m23 minerals mining peace rebels republic rwanda security technology war
  • Location: GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
  • City: GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO
  • Country: Congo, Democratic Republic of the
  • Topics: Africa,Conflicts/War/Peace,Military Conflicts
  • Reuters ID: LVA001033520032025RP1
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:9
  • Story Text:The leader of a rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday (March 20) that insurgents were not bound by a ceasefire call from Congo and Rwanda's presidents and cast any minerals-for-security deal with the U.S. as "treachery."
    Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame met in Doha on Tuesday for the first time since the latest M23 advance that has seen the rebels seize more territory than ever before.
    The meeting came one day after M23 pulled out of direct talks with Tshisekedi's government that were expected to take place in Angola, and as its fighters pushed deeper into Congolese territory.
    The conflict in Congo's east is rooted in the fallout from Rwanda's 1994 genocide and competition for mineral riches. It has spiraled since January, raising fears of a regional conflict akin to those between 1996-2003 that left millions dead.
    (Production: Media Coulibaly)
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