Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - M23 Rebels Seize Walikale - Reports
The AFC/M23 rebels pressed on with their offensive in eastern DR Congo, capturing the town of Walikale in North Kivu Province ...
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Africa: Cholera and Mpox Cases Increasing Dangerously in DRC As Aid Cuts Push Health Systems to Near-Collapse
Press Release - Preventable diseases are sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Cholera cases increased by 326, ...
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Hundreds of experts, academics, artists write to UN chief over persecution of Congolese Tutsi
General United Nations Headquarters 405 East 42nd Street New York, NY, 10017 Dear Mr. Secretary-General: We, writers, artists, journalists, lawyers, researchers, civil society members, Genocide ...
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Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained ... Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writer Christina Malkia in ...
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Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says
The government of Congo will hold peace talks next week in Angola with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group that has captured ...
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DRC: Over 375,000 Children Out of School in North Kivu at Risk of Violence
KINSHASA, (March 7, 2025) – About 375,000 children are missing out on education and are vulnerable to violence and recruitment by armed groups in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of ...
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M23 rebels in DRC's North Kivu hinder UN peacekeeping operations: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Feb. 21 (Xinhua) -- The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said on Friday that Rwanda-supported M23 rebels in the eastern North Kivu province are ...
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Congo army runaways loot and sow panic in North Kivu town
Soldiers given 12 hours to return to posts Residents describe chaos amid front line desertions Congo army reeling from loss of territory Finance ministry launches solidarity fund for donations Feb ...