French minister visiting Congo and Rwanda to try to end crisis
Rwanda Urges Ceasefire in Congo, Negotiations With Rebels, Foreign Minister Says
Rwanda-backed fighters advance in DR Congo
France condemns Rwanda's action in Democratic Republic of Congo
France expresses its solidarity regarding the Democratic Republic of Congo and condemns actions by Rwanda in the country, French Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said on Monday.
France slams attack on DR Congo embassy
Paris has condemned an attack on its embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital, Kinshasa. The attack came amid demonstrations against the escalating conflict in the country's east.
France Says Offensive On DR Congo's Goma 'Must Stop'
France's foreign minister on Monday said an offensive by Rwanda-backed armed group M23 on the Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma "must stop".
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Congo: It’s unacceptable – France condemns attack on embassy
French Foreign Minister, Jean-Noel Barrot has condemned the attack on France's embassy in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, by protesters on
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DR Congo: Goma city close to falling to Rwanda-backed M23 militiamen, France says
M23 militia fighters, alongside Rwandan troops, are pushing into the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, capital of the mineral-rich North Kivu province.
US, France and Britain pressure Rwanda over Congo rebel advance
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - The United States, France and Britain pressured Rwanda on Sunday over its support for rebels rapidly closing in on eastern Congo's largest city, as government forces struggled to halt an offensive that has forced thousands of civilians to flee.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops backed by regional and UN intervention forces.
Thousands of prisoners escape in mass jail break in Democratic Republic of Congo
Fleeing prisoners streamed from the torched jail as Rwanda-backed rebels claim they have captured the strategic city
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What exactly is behind the conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The M23 group is one of about 100 armed factions vying for a foothold in eastern Congo, where a decades-long conflict has raged. The group, made up primarily of ethnic Tutsis who failed to integrate into the Congolese army,
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
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 have exposed an inability to project hard power in its own backyard.
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Congo’s president tells top French diplomat country’s natural resources being plundered
On January 28, a mass demonstration took place in Kinshasa in support of the Congolese army and against the policy of several countries, including France, towards Rwanda. It was accompanied by attacks