UK to pause bilateral aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict
Britain on Tuesday said it would pause some bilateral aid to Rwanda and impose other diplomatic sanctions on Kigali over ...
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Former president of DRC blames Tshisekedi’s leadership for rising tensions in eastern Congo
The former head of state believes that Félix Tshisekedi aims to become the "absolute ruler of the country" by silencing ...
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 ...
US top diplomat Rubio speaks to Angola about conflict in eastern Congo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke to Angolan Foreign Minister Tete Antonio on Wednesday about finding "a peaceful end ...
Burundi’s army is withdrawing from DR Congo, four sources say
Burundian soldiers, who have been fighting Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, were pulling out following the ...
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, ...
AU summit unlikely to make progress on DR Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
DR Congo's war tops the agenda at this weekend's African Union summit but chances of diplomatic progress are slim as ...
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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