UN says DR Congo rebels generating $300,000 monthly in seized mining area
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have consolidated control over the Rubaya coltan-mining region, imposing a production tax estimated ...
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Fighting resumes in eastern DR Congo
Fighting resumed Sunday (Aug. 25) in eastern DRC between the M23 rebels and the army. Local media report violent clashes ...
Conflict in eastern DR Congo: President Tshisekedi criticizes Ruto on Nairobi process
Félix Tshisekedi, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, has criticized Kenyan President William Ruto for mismanaging the Nairobi ...
DR Congo says UN exit unlikely while Rwandan troops present
U.N. peacekeepers are unlikely to proceed with an agreed withdrawal from DR Congo's conflict-torn North Kivu for as long as ...
UN Experts about 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighbouring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which ...
DR Congo soldiers sentenced to death for fleeing battle
Twenty-five soldiers have been sentenced to death by a military tribunal in the Democratic Republic of Congo for fleeing battles ...
DR Congo rebels say they seized a key mining town
A town at the heart of mining coltan, a key ingredient in making mobile phones, has been seized in eastern ...
UN chief appeals for more attention for eastern DR Congo
The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Turk, on Wednesday appealed for more attention to be given to the ...
Several DR Congo army, police officers arrested for treason
Several army and police officers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have been arrested for treason. This was ...
DR Congo reinstates the death penalty after more than 20 years
Democratic Republic of Congo has lifted a more than two-decade-old moratorium on the death penalty as authorities struggle to curb ...
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