{"id":8137,"date":"2025-02-13T14:45:29","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:45:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/iis\/?p=8137"},"modified":"2025-02-13T14:47:01","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T19:47:01","slug":"dr-evelyn-mayanjas-latest-article-on-the-conflict-in-eastern-congo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/iis\/2025\/dr-evelyn-mayanjas-latest-article-on-the-conflict-in-eastern-congo\/","title":{"rendered":"Dr. Evelyn Mayanja&#8217;s latest article on the conflict in Eastern Congo"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><strong>M23\u2019s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo\u2019s long-running war<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2025\/feb\/08\/rwandan-and-congolese-leaders-join-summit-on-eastern-drc-conflict\">immediate and unconditional ceasefire<\/a> in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). The statement comes after a flareup in fighting in eastern DRC that has killed hundred and wounded thousands.<\/p>\n<p>On Jan. 31, 2025 the rebel group known as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.securitycouncilreport.org\/whatsinblue\/2025\/01\/democratic-republic-of-congo-briefing.php\">March 23 Movement (M23)<\/a> captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC. At a news conference, Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance that includes M23, declared that they were <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=aM_A9c4uZIY\">there to stay<\/a> and would march to the DRC\u2019s capital of Kinshasa.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/m23s-capture-of-goma-is-the-latest-chapter-in-eastern-congos-long-running-war-248833\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Full article here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>M23\u2019s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo\u2019s long-running war At a recent summit in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, leaders of eight African states released a statement calling for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). 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