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DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the ...
Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...
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. The rebels held a rally at a stadium in Goma on Thursday that was part of ...
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War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...
UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key ...
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UN rights chief asks anyone with ‘influence’ to act on Congo
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged “all those with influence” to move quickly to end the deadly ...
Fighting Intensifies in Sudan, Leaving Hundreds Dead
The army and the paramilitary forces are locked in a new and ruinous battle for territory across the northeast African nation ...