Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is gripped by an escalating conflict. M23 rebels advance further south after taking the key city of Goma. The UN says almost 3,000 people have been killed in the fighting there. DW gets the latest from Jason Stearns, senior fellow of the Centre for International Cooperation, and founder and chair of the Congo Research Group. Stearns explains how Rwanda and Burundi are fighting a war on DR Congo soil, by deploying their troops to eastern DR Congo and funding mineral wealth extraction in the area.
Chapter Breakdown:
0:00 Rebel push worsens humanitarian crisis in eastern DR Congo
3:32 DW speaks with Jason Stearns, founder and chair the Congo Research Group
3:57 M23 wants to topple DRC government
4:21 Role of Rwandan army in backing M23
6:34 Risk of regional escalation of conflict
8:04 Role of DRC government in current crisis
9:43 Role of exploitation of rare minerals in conflict
11:09 What is at stake for players in the conflict
#Rwanda #M23rebels #DRCongo
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The analyst is right.
AND U IS BEYOND THE SAME COUNTRY NOW THEY WANT THE UKRAINIANS MINERALS, SHAME
How can other African countries sit back and watch this happen Help DRC
Congolese president is a joke, M23 leader is right there, let him go and arrest the man. that kind of vast country DRC, no country should come to their aid, bunch of dancers, and musicians, very lazy army.
What ever the case the war must end
Such a rich country in minerals but it's citizens suffering from unending conflicts sad and annoying.
For God's sake Rwanda had enough from the genocide of 1994 it shouldn't get close to any kind of conflict!
The Congolese President is now begging. Is that not the man that allowed the killing of many young boys recently?
Good minerals for Bettering and powering electronics
😅😅😅😅 these good asked best questions she said if it’s not about minerals why all the countries fighting in Eastern Congo that was making make sense question to Jason and Jason agreed it was in fact the minerals is useful resources the truth always come to reality.
I can believe that this white guy who in my opinion has no idea what the real issue is. These s called international commentators should educate themselves first before they talk about things they don’t clearly understand. Congo has 200 rebels groups some who are supported by some Congolese politicians, and those genociders who are still killing Congolese Tutsi in Eastern Congo. You guys you are very wrong, M 23 is people who are fighting for their right.
Its all about the money! The WEST robbing and raping DRC.
news sells lais… The objective for the west is to keep Congo unorganized with a corrupt government which bring them profit. Never again…04/1994!
Can the leaders not see what’s happening in Burkina Faso and the development by captain Ibrahim Traore
Rwanda acts as Israel of eastern africa?
M23 is a Congoless rebel group fighting for their Human Rights as Congolese and it has nothing to do with Rwanda. In this lack of Clarity, Rwanda is threatened by DRC President Tshekedi for retaliation. Rwanda is protecting its borders and its people
Kagame was waiting for Trump to be elected so he could start his offensive. The past 2 years he was just flexing and trying to see the reaction of the international community. Now he can clearly see the western countries are busy dealing with Trump and his tariffs, it’s the right opportunity for Kagame to do whatever he wants. As for African countries, THEIR LEADERS ARE SELFISH AND COWARDS!!! This Congo war has shown us that if any African country was to be invaded, it could not get any help from fellow Africans.
Funny how the expert 8s a white man out of Europe.. a pure echo chamber this..
Maybe ask the locals what's happening and why ..this imperial attitude is truly insufferable
Another white guy being asked about the fighting in Drc an african country. Cause he is an expert of what i don't know
i came here for knowledge, however, that presenter is just too beautiful and i am paying more attention to her than the important matter at hand😭
11:05 so the FDRL Genocidaires that killed over a million Tutsis in Rwanda ARE embedded fighting along side Congolese army on Rwandan border and you are saying there is no security threat to Rwanda and Congolese Tutsis 😂.. please DW try to get local Congolese/ Africans to do your analysis. Why didn’t I see an African in Africa invited to do analysis on the European politics/ conflicts?
Excellent interview
so many victims, yet international society can only see Ukraine and Gaza……
Lies and we all know how we are suffering from our government and you are lying on social media
Over resources. This is pitiful. It's always outside influence that keeps Africa divided.
Jason should get some of his facts straight. why western media always fails to get to the truth??
Stand in SOLIDARITY WITH DRC
Who's buying these resources is the ultimate criminal
usa is involved also they captured some off them i find it always strange DR Congo is susch a big country with so many resorces but has a bad economy and small armed forces
DW Should best . After all Germany is signatory to 1910 treaty that transferred part of Rwanda to Congo Belge. As for Congo Research Group, their narrative is very obvious. It does not mention how many Heavy Commercial Transport Planes land on a Highway between Kisangani and Walikali in DRC , each taking off with 4 tons of mineral resources. The group does not mention how many UN Military Tanks overturned , only to find that they were carrying sacks of coltan, the group does not seem to be aware of BBC reports about illegal activities carried out by some branches of United Nation Forces in DRC. The group jumps on some small countries and heaps all the blame on then. The group does not mention that there are more than one hundred rebel groups that are used in illegal mining activities. All that and many more put questions on the credibility of the group. DW should not have relied on their data to make the video
This war is between superpowers countries the war in Middle East and Ukraine is being shifted to Africa , Africans nations need to open their eyes and avoid this conflict M23 and all this rebels are being supported by superpowers countries supplying them with weapons so for the resources west Africa has kicked out the France and America that has coast them more than $100 billions lost of income now they are going to try and make the money in Congo the only way for this problem in Congo to finish they need to Join Russia and Bricks to be able to get rid of M23 and safety of the country
Time for the fighting to stop now in the Congo
Who arms M23? Their weapons are not cheap. Who pays these rebels?
If you think M23 are Rwandans fighting for minerals why don't you ask your neighbor and you yourself, newyork and cadana, ask yourself how many thousand of refugies from Eastern Congo you have working for you as slaves. I wonder why you don't want to see it and claim that They are Rwandans, when you are migrating them in your countries for more than 30 years were you taking them as Rwandans or Congolele. Ask HCL. and UN. now because someone is helping them to claim their rights when u are sitting and taking them in your countries to feel your slave employers gap you complain.
You are not even human, like African we have to stand up and teach these western countries about human rights since for u it means being refugies for 30 years and u don't care but you are caring because now they can fight to live in their country and treated equally as others