M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo's second largest city
Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...
Why is war breaking out in the Congo?
The war erupting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has its roots in the Rwandan genocide and the bloodiest war of the 21st ...
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 ...
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 ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
The Rwandan Genocide Echoes in DR Congo Strife
Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.
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DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
The Rwanda-backed armed group M23 has vowed to march on the capital Kinshasa after capturing eastern DR Congo's biggest city ... "If it continues like this, war risks becoming widespread in ...
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M23 rebels face Burundian forces in eastern Congo, heightening war fears
NAIROBI - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push south towards the ... deal that ended Burundi's 1993-2005 civil war, which killed 300,000 people, its military ...
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DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said on Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark ...