Daily Express7d
The deepest river in the world running through some of Africa's most beautiful countries
Africa’s second-longest river is by some distance its deepest, with a depth of up to 220 metres. The Congo River runs through the Republic of Congo, the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Reuters12d
Eastern Congo rebel alliance declares ceasefire starting on Feb. 4
the group known as the Congo River Alliance said in a statement. The alliance added that it had no intention of capturing Bukavu, South Kivu's provincial capital, after it seized Congo's largest ...
Reuters10d
Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, confirmed the group moved into Nyabibwe. "They attacked us and we defended ourselves," he told Reuters.
The Boston Globe7d
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups including M23, said in an open letter to the summit that they are fighting a Congolese regime that “flouted republican norms” and is ...
BBC12d
Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'
The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the group - which includes the Rwanda-backed M23 ...
The New York Times8d
Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault
Supported by It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross ...
Stars and Stripes7d
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but ...
UPI11d
Rebels declare 'humanitarian' cease-fire in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo
The Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the so-called M23 group, said in a statement Monday that it had called for the truce, beginning Tuesday, "in response to the humanitarian crisis ...
Daily Mail8d
Rwanda-backed rebels flout ceasefire by rampaging through Congo as death toll nears 3,000 including scores of female prisoners who were raped and burned alive with their ...
An international arrest has been issued for Corneille Nangaa, the leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition, which includes the M23 group, who has been accused of war crimes and treason ...
CNN7d
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 to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...
Al Jazeera English7d
DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire
A summit of African leaders to address the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has directed army chiefs to meet within five days and “provide technical direction on an immediate and ...