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Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, as they seized control of the nearby airport of Kavumu, prompting Congolese troops to withdraw in some areas.

The Associated Press on MSN · 33m

Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized second Congo airport in advance east towards Bukavu

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards Bukavu city.

France 24 · 2d

DR Congo: 14 South African troops killed by M23 in late January

Regional tensions continue to rise as M23 rebels continue their advance through eastern DR Congo. Thousands of people have been killed since the Rwandan-backed rebels stepped

Rwanda, NBA and Congo

CBSSports.com · 6h

Congo asks NBA to cut ties with Rwanda, which is central to the Basketball Africa League

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has asked the NBA, along with Formula 1 and numerous major European soccer clubs, including Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, to stop doing business with Rwanda as the conflict between the two countries deepens.

Reuters on MSN · 4h

Basketball-DR Congo calls on NBA to drop sponsorship deals with Rwanda

The Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the NBA to end the sponsorship deals of its Basketball Africa League with Rwandan entities, citing the occupation of Rwandan troops in country's eastern region,

The Financial Times · 6h

DR Congo urges sport to cut ties with Rwanda

The Democratic Republic of Congo is targeting Rwanda’s international sporting ties in a bid to raise diplomatic pressure over its neighbour’s support for rebels in the east of the huge central African country.

World Politics Review on MSN1d

The Conflict in Congo Has Rekindled Rwanda-South Africa Tensions

M23's rapid offensive in eastern Congo has rekindled tensions in the already fraught relationship between Rwanda and South ...

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South Africa's military reinforces beleaguered Congo mission

South Africa has sent additional troops and military equipment to Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days, political and ...

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Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...

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AU summit unlikely to make progress on Congo in face of Rwanda defiance

Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as rebels ...

The Africa Report1d

Finding peace in eastern DRC is ‘urgent’ – South Africa Minister Lamola

Heads of state attending the African Union summit are expected to hold a high-level meeting on the escalation of violence in ...

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Families receive remains of the 14 South African soldiers killed in eastern DRC

The remains of 14 South African peacekeepers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been repatriated to the country on Thursday at the Air Force Base Swartkop in Pretoria.

Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says

The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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