Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march
(Reuters) -Congolese troops with support from Burundi's army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by ...
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region's major city.
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DR Congo’s rebels vow to take Kinshasa after claiming capture of Goma
The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels attempt to expand control after capturing more towns in eastern Congo
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent ...
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 ...
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Over 230,000 flee eastern DR Congo violence since January 1: UN
Kinshasa (AFP) – More than 230,000 people ... The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu have been plagued by conflicts for three decades, with the Rwanda-backed M23 emerging ...
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Rwanda confirms first oil find in Lake Kivu
Rwanda said Wednesday it had made its first oil discovery, with confirmation of 13 reservoirs in Lake Kivu, which makes up part of its border with DR Congo. FRANCE 24's correspondent, Clement di ...
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Doctor who fled Congo after family was burned to death in court battle to stay in SA
Dr Tshimbalanga Kabula, a medical doctor, studied in Kinshasa before working at a hospital in South Kivu, where his family lived. While serving in South Kivu, Kabula claims he defied government ...
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Over 230,000 flee eastern DR Congo violence since January 1: UN
Considered a "terrorist movement" by Kinshasa, M23 has seized vast swathes ... armed groups and the Congolese army in North and South Kivu provinces are intensifying one of the world's most ...
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Over 230,000 flee eastern DR Congo violence since January 1: UN
The Rwanda-backed M23, considered a “terrorist movement” by Kinshasa, has seized vast swathes ... At the same time in South Kivu’s Fizi territory, UNHCR pointed to local government reports ...