Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after the provincial capital was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army.
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety
Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.
Rebels in Congo Capture Town Despite Ceasefire, Sources Say
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the town of Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday - an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.
Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo
Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week
M23 rebels declare ceasefire in eastern Congo
The M23 rebel group, which recently captured the city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), announced on Monday that it would observe a ceasefire starting on Tuesday.“The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) informs the public that in response to the humanitarian crisis caused by the regime in Kinshasa,
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Kinshasa in shutdown mode after Goma’s fall
Days after protests erupted over Goma's fall to M23 rebels and Rwandan forces, Kinshasa remained paralyzed. Fear has halted ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Deaths Near 3,000 in Fighting for DR Congo's Goma - UN
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...
Rwanda accuses Congo of planning large attack
We categorically oppose the DRC's attempts to portray Rwanda as being responsible for its instability in the eastern DRC,' ...
DRC conflict: talks have failed to bring peace. Is it time to try sanctions?
The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...
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DR Congo: M23 rebels seek to march on Kinshasa
In a stadium rally held in the recently captured city of Goma Thursday, M23 political leader Corneille Nangaa asserted that he wanted to march on DR Congo's capital – Kinshasa. Backed by neighbouring ...
Protesters attack several embassies in Kinshasa over rebel advances in eastern Congo
Video showed part of the French embassy in Congo’s capital of Kinshasa on fire as protests erupted in anger over M23 rebel ...
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DRC: Foreign companies are targeted in Kinshasa protests
Between the threat of the M23 in Goma and backlash from protesters in Kinshasa condemning the silence of Western embassies, ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...
Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting
A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese ...
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Mpox in the DRC: Kinshasa slum residents have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighborhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I ...
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M23 rebels seek to march on Kinshasa
In a stadium rally held in the recently captured city of Goma Thursday, M23 political leader Corneille Nangaa asserted that he wanted to march on DR Congo's capital - Kinshasa. Backed by neighbouring ...
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Congo vs Rwanda: African Court to hear Kinshasa's case
It is a major test of the court's ability to mediate major interstate conflicts within ...