A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
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M23 takes Walikale in DRC, defying ceasefire: The shifting front line of the rebel offensive
The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ...
Rwandan-backed rebels threaten to expand offensive in east Congo to 2 more provinces, UN envoy says
Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two ...
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Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is facing one of the world ... In January, M23 seized control of Goma, the capital of mineral-rich North Kivu province, before capturing Bukavu ...
Islamic State-linked rebels in fresh attack in eastern Congo kill 9 villagers
Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east.
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North Kivu: An Alarming Worsening of the Humanitarian Crisis
The humanitarian crisis has worsened considerably in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, especially in North Kivu, since the end of January. In Goma, North Kivu's capital, violent ...
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Rwandan-backed rebels threaten to expand offensive in east Congo to 2 more provinces, UN envoy says
and “a mining delegate” in North Kivu – another link between decades-old conflicts in eastern Congo and the illegal exploitation of its mineral riches. The U.N. special representative for ...