As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
Congo president plans unity government in response to eastern crisis
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic ...
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Security Council condemns DR Congo’s support of FDLR
Reiterating that there can be no military solution to the crisis in eastern DR Congo, the UN Security Council, on Friday, February 21, unanimously adopted a resolution that condemns the Congolese ...
70 Christians beheaded in African country by ISIS-aligned militants, groups say; world mostly silent
Reports indicate that 70 Christians were beheaded by Islamic militants in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The group ...
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DR Congo crisis: Envoy reiterates Security Council’s need to take Rwanda’s concerns seriously
Concerned by the international community’s non-stop glossing over issues, the Government of Rwanda has, once again, stressed the need for the United Nations Security Council to focus on the root ...
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Civilians in Congo Suffer as Elites at Home and Abroad Jockey for Profits
Rich in an ore used in electronics, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a geopolitical minefield.
What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...
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President Ruto, US top diplomat Rubio call for ceasefire in eastern Congo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic ...
US top diplomat Rubio, Kenyan president call for ceasefire in eastern Congo
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Kenyan President William Ruto urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic ...
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M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
Rebels advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's volatile east Friday as the UN Security Council for the first time called on ...
UN Security Council Condemns Rwanda for Eastern Congo Violence
The United Nations Security Council condemned Rwanda for backing a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ...
UN Security Council calls on Rwanda to pull troops from Congo
The United Nations Security Council on Friday called on Rwanda's military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern ...