Rwandan-backed rebels threaten to expand offensive in east Congo to 2 more provinces, UN envoy says
Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...
Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo
M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions or minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...
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The President’s Inbox Recap: Conflict in Eastern Congo
The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...
South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo
African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to ...
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Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world’s largest ... The M23 rebel group was formed in 2012 by ...
The New York Times14d
Congo and Rwanda Called for a Cease-Fire in Their Deadly Conflict. What Now?
The meeting was the leaders’ most significant step since a Rwanda-backed armed group ... lasting peace” in eastern Congo, where three decades of fighting over ethnic tensions and access ...
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Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Ms. Keita explained that the efforts to plan the mission’s disengagement from North Kivu and Ituri are “compromised”, ...
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Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world ... mainly from the Tutsi ethnic group. The group takes its name from the March 23 Movement, referring to the date peace ...