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DR Congo defies pressure over talks with rebel M23
DR Congo's prime minister tells the BBC her government will not sit down with the militants.
M23 says will ‘not passively watch’ as DR Congo bombs, massacres Banyamulenge
Villages inhabited by unarmed Banyamulenge civilians are targeted and destroyed by the drones, Sukhoi fighter jets, and mortars of the DR Congo army coalition in South Kivu Province, Bertrand Bisimwa,
UN expresses concerns over M23 rebels attacks on hospitals in DRC
UN Human Rights Office expressed grave concerns on Monday concerning attacks on hospitals and abductions of patients by the Rwandan-backed group M23 during the ongoing armed conflicts in the
M23 Rebels Abduct Patients Amid Eastern Congo Chaos
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels abducted over 130 patients from hospitals in Goma, eastern Congo, amid rising tensions. Suspected to be connected with Congo's military, the captives are held in secret locations.
DR Congo holds firm on no-talks policy with M23 rebels despite global push
Despite mounting international pressure, the DR Congo remains resolute in its refusal to engage in direct talks with the M23 rebel group, which has made significant territorial gains in eastern DRC in recent months.
DR Congo crisis: M23 hands over anti-Rwandan rebels amid rising tensions in DRC
The M23 rebel group has handed over an armed rebel general to Rwanda, a move raising questions about regional stability. While Rwanda-backed M23 claims to counter the FDLR in the DRC, the Congolese army denies the group's presence,
M23 rebels abduct 130 patients from hospitals in Eastern Congo, UN condemns ‘inhumane’ abduction
M23 fighters raided CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital during the night of February 28, taking 116 and 15 patients ...
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Bishops express concern Congo’s war could unravel into a regional conflict
As the conflict continues to ravage the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, bishops are warning about the real possibility ...
At least 11 dead and scores injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders’ rally, rebels say
Dozens of people were reportedly injured after two explosions hit a meeting of M23 rebel group leaders and residents in ...
Blasts at M23 rally in eastern Congo kill 11, wound 65, rebel leader says
Explosions at a rally held by M23 rebels in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Bukavu killed 11 people and ...
Ramadan in 'climate of war' for east DR Congo's Muslims
"It's the first Ramadan living in Bukavu in a situation of distress and a climate of war," said Sheikh Musa Awam, imam of Nyawera mosque in a central neighbourhood. At the mosque, worshippers "arrive ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Congo's government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor's office in Bukavu and pledged to clean up after the "old regime." Associated Press journalists witnessed scores ...
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Crisis in Congo: M23 Rebels' Hospital Raids and the Battle for Goma
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels abducted 130 men from two hospitals in Goma, east Congo, accusing them of being Congo soldiers or militia members. The ongoing conflict, linked to Rwanda's genocide and ...
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, four sources said on Tuesday, in a further blow to Congo's army as it ...
Rwanda calls Canada's export permit, business suspension over Congo war 'shameful'
Rwanda said on Tuesday that Canada's position on the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo was 'shameful,' adding ...