Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in ...
Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war
As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja ...
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DR Congo PM says 'more than 7,000 dead' in war-torn east
KINSHASA - DR Congo's prime minister said Monday that "more than 7,000" people have been killed in the east of the country since January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 group seized two major cities.A ...
Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Civilians At Breaking Point in Eastern DR Congo Warns Top Aid Official, in Call to Resume Talks
As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community's response to the growing ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Kenya Weighs Evacuation of Citizens Amid Escalating DRC Conflict
The government is considering evacuating Kenyans living and working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following an escalation of violent conflict in the eastern part of the country.
Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22
Authorities say a boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized and that 22 people have been killed ...
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Kenyatta, Obasanjo, Hailemariam to co-facilitate merged DR Congo peace bid
The decision on facilitators is both a compromise and meant to address the trust deficit ...
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Kinshasa in shutdown mode after Goma’s fall
On January 30, the M23 rebels declared their intention to push south toward Kinshasa, the nation’s capital located more than 2,600 kilometers from Goma. “Make no mistake: the Democratic ...
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Kinshasa Requests N’djamena’s Help with Countering M23 Forces
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has formally requested military assistance from Chad to combat the Rwanda-backed M23 insurgency in its eastern region. According to a statement posted on ...
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Goma under siege: Will Africa act before it’s too late to save lives?
“But what choice do we have?” As Goma teeters on the brink, the crisis has reignited tensions between the DRC and Rwanda. Kinshasa has long accused Kigali of backing M23, a claim supported by United ...