Rwanda and Belgium are at odds over the DRC: what’s led to the latest low point
Rwanda’s government has blamed Belgium’s colonial rule for the ethnic divisions that sparked the 1994 genocide.
Tens Of Millions Risk Starvation As Funding Cuts Deepen Crises In DR Congo: WHO, WFP
Providing further proof of the health threats caused by funding cuts, Allen Maina, Public Health Chief of the UN Refugee agency (UNHCR) stated, that nearly 13 million displaced people, including six ...
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Despite Renewed Conflict in Eastern DR Congo, Protection for Civilians Is Paramount - Keita
As the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has intensified in recent months, the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, has been working to protect civilians - including in areas under ...
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To secure safe exit, SADC forces make concessions to M23 in Congo
Abandoned Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) that belonged to the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) ...
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Congo Wants Stiffer Sanctions on Rwanda, Envoy Tells UN Security Council
Ngay of the Congo also urged the 15-member Council to consider referring Rwanda’s military interference in his country to the International Court of Justice. He said that nearly half of the entire ...
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Congo's Military Pay Boost Amidst Eastern Crisis
The Democratic Republic of Congo has doubled the salaries for its soldiers and police in a move to enhance morale amid ...
Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army amid rebel advance
Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent ...
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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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DR Congo army says M23 reinforcing in area it vowed to leave
The army on Thursday accused the M23 armed group of reneging on its commitment to withdraw from the area around the eastern ...
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The untold environmental toll of the DRC’s conflict
The war in the Democratic Republic of Congo isn’t just killing people — it ... forcing hundreds of thousands of people throughout the province of North Kivu to flee. Yet another casualty has received ...
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Africa must reject imposition of sanctions: Lessons from the DRC
The DRC conflict offers opportunity to draw lessons but also serves as a critical test for African leadership.
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Tragedy in the Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo is ablaze once again, and like many times prior, it is Rwanda and their network of Tutsi ...