La Croix3d
DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
(Illustration photo — The interior view of Notre Dame de la Sagesse at the University of Kinshasa (Photo by Wikimedia ... Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Justice Minister Constant Mutamba ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph9d
DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked ...
M23 rebels backtrack on ceasefire, take over town of Nyabibwe in eastern DRC
After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on ...
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M23 addresses crowds in captured DR Congo city, as fighters advance
Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to "liberate all of the Congo ... "Go to Kinshasa!", the DRC's capital on the other side of the vast country which is four times the size of France. Among ...
Purdue Exponent10d
M23 calls public meeting in captured DRC city as fighters advance
The fall of Kavumu, the last barrier before Bukavu, would be another stinging setback for the army and government of the ...
independent.co.ug14d
Challenge of the Congo
The army had kept on its payroll earning salaries (being pocketed by someone in Kinshasa) and even getting promotions over the years. It was agreed that they would be taken to Bas’Congo, near the ...
CBC.ca14d
Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
The rebels said they will march all the way to Congo's capital Kinshasa, 1,600 kilometres to the west. Members of the M23 rebel group are seen in Goma, on Thursday. (Arlette Bashizi/Reuters ...
Sky15d
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo vow to take fight to country's capital despite resistance
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take their ... "We want to go to Kinshasa, take power and lead the country." He did not say how the M23 group plans to advance ...
CBC.ca15d
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo amid reports of execution, rape
They have said they will march to Congo's capital, Kinshasa, which is roughly 1,600 kilometres away. The M23 group is the most potent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control in Congo's ...
Africanews15d
Tems cancels Rwanda concert amid DR Congo conflict
Nigerian Grammy-winning singer Tems has cancelled her upcoming concert in Rwanda, citing the ongoing conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The singer, whose real name is ...
BBC16d
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The Zimbabwe Mail16d
Rwanda-Backed Rebels in Congo Threaten Advance on Kinshasa Amid Escalating Conflict
GOMA, Congo – The M23 rebels, reportedly backed by Rwanda, have declared their intention to advance toward Kinshasa, the far-off capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, following their ...