Jamal Osman
Africa Correspondent at Channel 4 News
Multi award-winning African journalist & filmmaker. Currently producing a premium documentary and contributing to https://t.co/4BjIW6M7vv
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The pace of the advance of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo shows no sign of slowing. And as the Congolese government loses more and more mineral-rich territory in the east, its accusations that Rwanda is sowing chaos to steal its resources, grow louder. Rwanda denies the claims. M23 says its motivation is protecting Congolese Tutsi and other minorities, from Hutu groups who fled to the DRC after the Rwanda genocide that targeted Tutsis.
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channel4.com | Jamal Osman
Thousands of displaced civilians are on the move again in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Rebels have reportedly taken the airport outside Bukavu and are beginning to threaten the town itself. The M23 group seized control of Goma last month and fighting in and around the city has already killed some 3,000 people. Now residents at the Bulengo refugee camp on the outskirts of the city are told they must leave.
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channel4.com | Jamal Osman
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is complex, driven by ethnic divisions, regional power struggles, competition over resources, and global interests. Like many African conflicts, its roots can be traced to ethnicity. Colonial-era borders divided communities that once lived as one. A key example is the Tutsi population, which exists on both sides of the DRC-Rwanda border. While they hold political power in Rwanda, they have long faced serious discrimination in the DRC.
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