Rwandan-backed rebels threaten to expand offensive in east Congo to 2 more provinces, UN envoy says
Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...
Renewed fighting in eastern Congo as neighbours try to revive peace process
NAIROBI (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo battled militiamen allied with the ...
Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army amid rebel advance
Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent ...
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Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Ms. Keita explained that the efforts to plan the mission’s disengagement from North Kivu and Ituri are “compromised”, ...
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DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
The situation represents one of the world’s worst food crises, according to the UN-partnered Integrated Food Security Phase ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions or minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo, ignoring ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
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Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world ... In January, M23 seized control of Goma, the capital of mineral-rich North Kivu province, before capturing Bukavu ...
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Renewed fighting in DR Congo as regional powers step up ceasefire efforts
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after regional mediators hold truce talks. Members of the M23 rebel group stand guard as people attend ...
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DR Congo conflict tests China's diplomatic balancing act
Fighting in eastern DR Congo has been concentrated in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu, home to many Chinese-run gold mines. How these mines have been affected by the fighting is so far ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Taking Walikale gives the rebels control of a road linking four provinces in eastern Congo — North Kivu, South Kivu, Tshopo and Maniema — and effectively cutting off Congolese army positions.