Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
Key DR Congo city on brink as Rwanda-backed fighters take airport
An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the airport in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma on Tuesday, a ...
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
Congolese security forces have tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city ...
UN chief speaks with DRC, Rwanda leaders over eastern Congo violence
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday spoke separately with the presidents of the Democratic Republic ...
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Rwanda does a Putin in Congo
Vladimir Putin grabbed Donbas, an eastern region of Ukraine, and pretended he had not. As a figleaf he used local separatist ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
‘No safe place to go to from Goma’ for millions as humanitarian crisis looms in eastern Congo city
Bodies are lying on the streets. Medical staff in overwhelmed hospitals are treating hundreds of wounded civilians against ...
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DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
Surging violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has ignited fears of large-scale instability in one of Africa's most conflict-ridden countries. On January 27, the M23 rebel group, backed by ...
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Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city
Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and injured nearly ...
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New conflict escalating in Africa: What is happening on border between DR Congo and Rwanda
Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...
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Gunfire heard in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels, Rwandan troops close in
Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as M23 rebels and Rwandan forces were spotted ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Members of DR Congo army surrender after crossing the border into Rwanda
The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) said Monday that the “Rwandan Army” is in the strategic Congolese ...