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M23 seize key city as fears of DR Congo breakup mount
Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in the eastern Democratic ...
Gunfire and looting in DR Congo city as rebels advance
Chaotic scenes have been unfolding in Bukavu in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the M23 rebel group continues its ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...
Calls grow for Congo to resolve conflict through dialogue
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has bemoaned inaction by the international community to end the fighting in the volatile eastern region. Experts, however, urge a local-driven process to find ...
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UN chief warns of conflict crisis in DR Congo as rebels seize key city
On Friday, the M23 announced it had seized Kavumu Airport, a vital humanitarian and military supply hub in South Kivu. The ...
Unicef Says Armed Men Raped Scores of Children in Eastern Congo Rampage
U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.
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Congo-Kinshasa: Unicef Sounds Alarm Over Child Crisis in Eastern DR Congo
The UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) on Thursday issued a stark warning over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
Fears of fresh massacres as Rwanda-backed rebels accused of raping hundreds of children and female prisoners advance in Congo
Fears of new massacres in Congo's second largest city have arisen after Rwandan-backed rebels entered its outskirts following ...
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AU summit unlikely to make progress on Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
The advance of M23 rebels through eastern Congo has triggered fears that Africa's Great Lakes region ... when he said a woman about to be killed was told to choose how she would prefer to be ...
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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 ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...