Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
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UNHCR seeks urgent support as violence in eastern DR Congo leaves hundreds of thousands without shelter
UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, is alarmed by the rapidly worsening humanitarian crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as the continued lack of access to displaced people hampers the ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
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DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...
The Lancet23h
Humanitarian and health-care crises in eastern DR Congo
An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...