Kivu’s forgotten voices: The human cost of Congo’s endless conflict
In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...
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DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace
After capturing Goma, the main city in North Kivu province, last week, the M23 and Rwandan troops launched a new offensive on ...
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Eastern DRC: unpacking the difficult task of regional diplomacy
This development blocked earlier progress, when participants agreed that the Forces Démocratiques pour la Libération du Congo ...
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DRC: At their first rally in Goma, AFC’s Corneille Nangaa and M23 promise people freedom
On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...
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Fighting Resumes in DR Congo's South Kivu Ahead of Crisis Talks
Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining town of Nyabibwe in South Kivu. "Our positions have been attacked," ...
DRC conflict: talks have failed to bring peace. Is it time to try sanctions?
The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...
Nearly 3000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United ...
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Congolese bishop condemns ‘dire humanitarian situation’ after deadly attack in Goma
Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...
Zimbabwe15h
UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...