Angola to act as mediator in peace talks between Congo and M23 rebels
Angola has announced plans to act as a mediator in the conflict between Congo and the Rwandan-backed rebel group M23 ...
The New York Times24d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
The city sits 20 miles from the border with Burundi ... The leaders of M23 have now vowed to march on Kinshasa, Congo’s capital and one of Africa’s largest cities. The Congolese government ...
Reuters21d
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
President claims army still control city Anxiety grips people in ... the airport and sending some staff across the Congo River to Brazzaville, capital of Republic of Congo. Three Kinshasa-based ...
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
Fox News23d
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have "occupied" a second major city in mineral-rich eastern ... the rebels on to "go all the way to Kinshasa," Congo's capital, nearly 1,000 miles away. The M23 did not ...
Newsday12d
It's been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday ... neighboring countries and towards the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers ...
Newsday22d
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
The rebels this week seized another provincial capital to Goma's south ... M23 rebels enter the centre of east Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, and take control of the South Kivu province ...
Las Vegas Sun24d
Congo says Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
Congo's government vowed to restore order in Bukavu, a city of 1.3 million people ... on to “go all the way to Kinshasa," Congo's capital, nearly 1,000 miles away. The M23 did not announce ...
U.S. News & World Report21d
Anxiety Rises in DR Congo Capital as M23 Rebels Advance in East
Anxiety Rises in DR Congo Capital as M23 Rebels Advance in East ... of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President Felix Tshisekedi's office claimed it was actually ...
SFGate22d
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
The rebels this week seized another provincial capital to Goma's south ... which on Tuesday said it sent troops into yet another eastern Congo city further to the north, Bunia.