Clashes hit rebel-controlled Goma, largest city in east Congo
Clashes between pro-government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels reached Goma in east Congo, according to residents on Saturday, as each side ...
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Rwanda says Canada export permit, business suspension over Congo war ‘shameful’
Rwanda said on Tuesday that Canada's position on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was "shameful", adding that ...
East Congo rebels abduct at least 130 hospital patients, UN says
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels launching an offensive in east Congo abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals ...
DR Congo: Fighting has killed 7,000 since January, prime minister says
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the prime minister ...
Rwanda angered by US sanctions over DR Congo violence
The Rwandan government has condemned the US decision to sanction a government minister for his alleged role in the conflict ...
Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira
Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, ...
DRC: Rebel-held territory expands with capture of Bukavu
Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, one of the M23 leaders who has been sanctioned by the U.N. Security Council for rights abuses, ...
DR Congo: Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic Church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last month seized ...
DR Congo: Goma camp residents fearful as M23 rebels demand their evacuation
The sounds of hammering and the clattering of corrugated metal roofs resonated throughout Goma’s Bulengo camp for internally displaced persons ...
The March 23 Rebellion: Shifts in Power and Political Alliances in DRC
Eastern Congo is home to more than 100 armed groups fighting for land, resources and control of the area’s rich ...
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