Influx of 40,000 fleeing Congo war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to ...
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An African War in the Congo
The First Congo War, also known as Africa’s First World War, took place from October 1996 till May 1997. It involved multiple ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
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As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
Rebels in Congo Extend Offensive to Border of Burundi, UN Says
Rwanda-backed rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have advanced southward, reaching Burundi’s border and bringing the central African region to the brink of war, the United Nations said ...
Uganda military chief threatens to attack eastern Congo town of Bunia
Uganda will attack the town of Bunia in neighbouring eastern Congo unless "all forces" there surrender their arms within 24 ...
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...
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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
“Since our revolution is national, it encompasses people of all ethnic and community ... the Economic Community of Central ...
Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...