Congo crisis talks: Congo rebels want peaceful solution, UN says
www.bbc.com
These are the highest-profile peace talks the UN has led since M23 rebels took over the city of Goma.
  • OutForARip@lemmy.ca
    2·
    13 days ago

    You never really hear much about the Congo, or African in general. Who are the players here, is anyone a “good guy”?

    • GenuineGeniusGenie@lemmings.worldEnglish
      4·
      13 days ago
      • DRC Government: Corrupt but internationally recognized, trying to hold the country together while barely controlling half of it.
      • M23 Rebels: Rwandan-backed, slick uniforms, claim to protect Tutsis but mostly just want land and resources.
      • ADF (Allied Democratic Forces): Originally Ugandan Islamist rebels, now basically a brutal mafia with an ISIS rebrand.
      • Mai-Mai Militias: Local self-defense groups that range from anti-government patriots to witchcraft-wielding bandits.
      • FDLR (Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda): Hutu extremists who fled Rwanda after the genocide and now chill in eastern Congo causing chaos.
      • Foreign Powers (esp. Rwanda and Uganda): Deny everything but clearly funnel weapons and money to rebels to control Congo’s mineral wealth.