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Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo

Associated Press News on MSN · 21m

Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as residents flee by the thousands

Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. The morning after M23 fighters entered the outskirts of Bukavu — a city of about 1.

Bloomberg · 9h

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Second Major City in Eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance over the country’s mineral-rich east amid the widening conflict.

The Straits Times · 6h

Rwanda-backed rebels take airport, bear down on eastern Congo city

Kavumu and its surroundings, including the airport, are now under control” of the M23, the group said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Rwanda, NBA and Democratic Republic of Congo

CBS Sports · 21h

Congo reportedly asks NBA to cut ties with Rwanda, which is central to the Basketball Africa League

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has asked the NBA, along with Formula 1 and numerous major European soccer clubs, including Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, to stop doing business with Rwanda as the conflict between the two countries deepens.

Financial Times · 21h

DR Congo urges sport to cut ties with Rwanda

The UN reported in December that up to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers are fighting alongside the M23 against the Congolese army and FDLR militia group. Rwandan President Paul Kagame has denied accusations that his soldiers are in DR Congo, though he has also simultaneously sought to justify its presence and right to defend itself.

DR Congo calls on NBA to drop sponsorship deals with Rwanda

The Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the NBA to end the sponsorship deals of its Basketball Africa League with Rwandan entities, citing the occupation of Rwandan troops in country's eastern region,

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AU Summit Unlikely to Make Progress on Congo in Face of Rwanda Defiance

The AU summit in Addis Ababa on Saturday and Sunday is meant to be the next stage in regional efforts to halt the conflict.

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DR Congo writes to F1 urging suspension of Rwanda race talks

The Democratic Republic of Congo has urged Formula One to end talks with Rwanda over hosting a race, saying the Liberty Media ...

Daily Nation on MSN7d

Rwanda accuses Congo of planning large attack

Rwanda said on Friday it had proof of an intended major attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo and denied it was ...

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Escalating Conflict Could Hurt Congo, Rwanda Credit, S&P Says

S&P Global Ratings warned that the escalating conflict between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo could lead to a credit ...

Anadolu Ajansi18h

DR Congo’s president seeks ‘countermeasures’ against Rwanda for conflict in eastern Congo

Rwanda has repeatedly provoked such situations for many years, and there have not been any countermeasures taken,’ says Felix ...

Human Rights Watch1d

DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma ...

AFP on MSN1d

Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo: UNICEF

Agency partners reported that the number of rape cases treated across 42 health facilities in the area jumped fivefold from ...

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Fighting in Eastern Congo Reignites

After bearing witness to waves of fighting throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the eastern Congo city of Bukavu may once ...

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