DR Congo map, cropped

DRC: Congolese rebels move north despite ceasefire


Issue 511 - 28 Aug 2024 - By Francois Misser | 3 minute read

Despite an Angolan-brokered ceasefire signed on 30 July between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, rebels of the Alliance du Fleuve Congo and their M23 allies are moving north towards Butembo. Their advance along Lake Edward could reach the DRC’s Albertine Graben oil blocks, though these have been unlicensed for several years.

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