A Conflict in Congo
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U.N. warns escalation in Congo war with M23 rebels bringing "summary executions" and gang rapes
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Paul Kagame and the war in Congo: Here’s what we know
On January 27, M23 rebels, a group synonymous with the March 23 Movement claimed that they had taken over Goma, on the ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march
Rwandan-backed rebels who have swept through eastern Congo this week met resistance from the army and its allies including ...
South African, Rwandan leaders in war of words over DR Congo
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa accuses Rwanda of backing M23 rebels behind escalating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo this week ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the ...
Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by ...
U.S. calls for Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda to reach urgent cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo - A million displaced, one story at a time: Protecting women and girls in the heart of conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo - A million displaced, one story at a time: Protecting women and girls in the heart of conflict ...
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo warns of dire consequences if UN fails to intervene in crisis
If this council does not condemn, this will go down in history as a time of powerlessness and indifference of the Security ...