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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DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its stance. Speaking to La Croix International, Monsignor Donatien Nshole ...
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How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...
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 ...
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Corps of Engineers issues small craft advisory for Arkansas River
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has issued a small craft advisory for the McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System in Arkansas. Heavy rainfall in western Arkansas over the past 24 hours ...
Africanews14d
Tems cancels Rwanda concert amid DR Congo conflict
Nigerian Grammy-winning singer Tems has cancelled her upcoming concert in Rwanda, citing the ongoing conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo. The singer, whose real name is ...
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Why well paid Romania mercenaries wey DR Congo hire to fight dey surrender
Dis week na humiliating week for nearly 300 Romanian mercenaries wey dem recruit to fight on di side of di army of di Democratic Republic of Congo. Dia surrender come afta one rebel attack on di ...
Cyprus Mail15d
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo’s Goma and push south for further gains
Congolese civilians who fled from Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, following clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC ...
U.S. News & World Report15d
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Bed Down in Congo's Goma and Push South for Further Gains
"We are asking all Goma residents to go back to normal activities," Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, told reporters. The situation in the ...
The Straits Times15d
Explainer: What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels, told Reuters on Tuesday that they plan to govern Goma. M23 forces were later ...
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Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued at ... but now the landscape is destroyed — there are no trees left. The river is just mud. How can we get the water back?
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Congolese President Skips Crisis Meeting With Rwanda
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