Looting in eastern Congo's Bukavu as M23 rebels reach suburbs
Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reached its outskirts, ...
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Congo is too big for Rwanda to carry on its back, says Kagame
President Paul Kagame has called for accountability, truth, and effective governance to find a lasting solution to the escalating security situation in eastern DR Congo. Delivering his remarks at the ...
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Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
Earlier on Friday, the Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and ...
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Congo M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu as president seeks support abroad
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reached the strategic Kavumu airport that services Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, three sources told Reuters on ...
Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, ...
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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DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
DRC has launched a plan for a green corridor at the world's largest protected area - but local people say they haven't been ...
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
US Agency for International Development employees this week recounted the panic they experienced in the days after they were ...
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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 ...
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Burundi warns Rwanda as eastern DR Congo conflict advances
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as Burundi warned ...
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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DRC/Rwanda: ‘Do I feel sympathy for the M23? Yes’ – Paul Kagame
In an exclusive interview, Rwandan President Paul Kagame answers questions over his support for – and the ambitions of – the rebel group that has taken the city of Goma in Democratic Republic of Congo ...