Thousands of displaced people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...
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Fresh fighting flares in eastern DR Congo
Fighting erupted on Tuesday in eastern DR Congo, three days after a call by African leaders for a ceasefire and a brief lull in the conflict.Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacked Congolese army ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Ramaphosa Backs Decision to Include M23 in DR Congo Peace Talks
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa has said that the East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development ...
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Why conflict mineral narratives don’t explain the M23 rebellion in DR Congo
The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...
Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say
Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa ...
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Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
But “all we are waiting for is the withdrawal of the M23,” Congo’s government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya told journalists. The M23 last week seized control of Goma, a city of 2 million ...
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
Last year, Makenga’s M23 joined Nangaa’s Congo River Alliance and with Nangaa at the helm of the revamped outfit, the M23 looked even more menacing to Congolese authorities, analysts say.
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
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Goma camp residents fearful as M23 rebels demand their evacuation
The clamor of hammering and the noise of rattling corrugated metal roofs echoed in Goma’s Bulengo camp for internally ...