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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Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
People in Goma, Congo, running out of food, water, WFP says The central African nation's military has been weakened after it lost hundreds of troops and foreign mercenaries surrendered to the ...
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"All Our Citizens Are Safe", Says India Amid DR Congo Conflict
About twenty-five thousand Indian citizens live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr Jaiswal said. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that ...
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Breaking the Silence: Stanford’s inaugural Congo Week examines culture and challenges
In Stanford's first inaugural Congo Week, students and experts celebrate Congolese heritage and discuss important issues ...
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Blue Helmets in eastern Congo: Unloved, but still needed
The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly ... "In Maliand the Central African Republic, Russian mercenaries were initially welcomed with enthusiasm, but I doubt that ...
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DR Congo's army slows M23 rebels' southern march
In tonight's edition: Calm returns to DR Congo's eastern city of Goma as M23 rebels advance south. Also, the Southern African Development Community holds a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss ...
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Southern African leaders hold crisis talks on DR Congo conflict
HARARE - The southern African grouping SADC held crisis talks Friday on the escalating conflict in the eastern DR Congo, with calls for a collective response to the threat to regional security ...
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Rwanda illegally occupying DR Congo, minister tells BBC
The Southern African Development Community (Sadc), a regional bloc made up of 16 members, is holding a special meeting on Friday in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR Congo. He said Rwanda is ...
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Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo vow to take fight to country's capital despite resistance
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have vowed to take their fight to the country's capital – but their attempts to march south are have been met by resistance. Rwanda-backed rebels ...
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Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
JOHANNESBURG - South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the deaths of 13 of its soldiers in eastern Congo fighting ...
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Ramaphosa, Kagame Spar Over Battle in Congo
Welcome to Next Africa, a twice-weekly newsletter on where the continent stands now — and where it’s headed. Sign up here to have it delivered to your email. The rapid advance of a rebel group ...
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South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Last year, another seven South Africans were killed in eastern DR Congo - making it one of the country's deadliest combat-related tragedies in recent times. South Africa and Rwanda have long had a ...