Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern DRC

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

52% : Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, Minister for Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation and Francophonie of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, speaking before the UN Security Council, stressed that the situation is not a conflict like others: "Rwanda is preparing to orchestrate a carnage in broad daylight.
50% : The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured are receiving treatment in health facilities.
41% : However, she further added that while this illicit commerce finances the military activities of armed groups, it is only one aspect of the aggression carried out by Rwanda.UN reports that the intensifying hostilities have been sending shockwaves through the communities, with IDP camps emptying as people flee the violence.
39% : On January 31, 2025, United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group intensified.

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