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US and European nations pressure Rwanda to defuse M23 rebellion
They have imposed sanctions on officials of the rebel group, as well as on government officials, summoned envoys or ...
A meeting with the rebel leader seeking control in Congo
Corneille Nangaa once helped rig electiosn in favor of Congo's president. Now he is leading the M23 militia's bloody ...
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DR Congo crisis: Over 2,100 police officers, 890 Congolese soldiers join M23 in Bukavu
More than 2,100 Congolese police officers and 890 soldiers on Saturday, February 22, joined the AFC/M23 rebellion in Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo’s South Kivu Province which the rebels seized last ...
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Ugandan forces enter eastern Congolese city of Bunia to back up local troops
KAMPALA, Uganda — Ugandan troops have entered the eastern Congolese city of Bunia to help local forces stop deadly violence ...
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Civilians in Congo Suffer as Elites at Home and Abroad Jockey for Profits
Rich in an ore used in electronics, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a geopolitical minefield.
DRC: 'This is our war, not some distant, irrational outbreak of violence in Africa'
OP-ED. American researcher Jason K. Stearns condemns inaction on the part of Western countries in the face of the offensive ...
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DR Congo crisis: Envoy reiterates Security Council’s need to take Rwanda’s concerns seriously
Concerned by the international community’s non-stop glossing over issues, the Government of Rwanda has, once again, stressed the need for the United Nations Security Council to focus on the root ...
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DR Congo’s M23 rebels enter centre of strategic city Bukavu
The fall of Bukavu represents the most significant expansion of territory under the M23’s control since this latest rebellion started in 2022. The Congolese government confirmed that rebels had ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo's second largest city
French President Emmanuel Macron on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire, an M23 withdrawal and a safe return of ...
M23 Fighters Seize City of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, M23 insurgent fighters have seized Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Congo. M23’s latest advance in the region marks the group’s most significant ...
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Thousands of escaped prisoners and looting in Bukavu, DRC, after M23 takeover
The fall of Bukavu on Saturday is the most significant expansion of territory under M23 control since the latest rebellion began in 2021. Bukavu was in chaos throughout Saturday, with much looting ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as residents flee by the thousands
Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents fled by the thousands to escape the ...