Majority-tutsi armed group, M23 rebels, captured Ishasha, a border town in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo near Uganda, dealing a blow to a fragile ceasefire between DRC and Rwanda. M23 entered the border town the same day a cease-fire between DRC and Rwanda was beginning. DRC accuses Rwanda of arming M23. The rebels have taken large parts in the mineral-rich east DRC since they have launched their offensive in 2021. The country’s mineral wealth, estimated at $25 trillion, has yet to be tapped into due to corruption and instability in the country’s east, where different rebellions are ongoing, notably that led by the M23 movement.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 05, 2024 16:32 UTC