DR Congo conflict: Why is the EU under pressure to reconsider its minerals partnership with Rwanda?
M23 rebels escort government soldiers and police who surrendered to an undisclosed location in Goma, Democratic republic of ...
Blood minerals in DR Congo
Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...
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Eyewitness video shows demonstrators on streets of Kinshasa during protest against M23 rebels
Video recorded by an eyewitness from a balcony shows protesters on the street in the capital of the Democratic Republic of ...
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...
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Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries surrender to UN peacekeepers M23 rebels cornered mercenaries and remnants of Congo army after capturing eastern city of Goma Mercenaries were hired to support ...
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key ...
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U.S. Citizens Advised to Evacuate Congo Amid Attacks on Embassies
By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Reporting from Dakar, Senegal, and Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. The United States on Tuesday advised U.S. nationals to leave the Democratic ...
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Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
Ethnic Tutsi-led M23 rebels enter city of Goma Fighting continues amid conflicting claims about M23 advance Congo and UN accuse Rwanda of sending troops into Goma Conflict stems from Rwanda ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
NAIROBI — An armed rebel group backed by Rwanda took full control of a key provincial capital in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Wednesday, residents said, after days of bloody ...
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Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
M23 rebels expand their control in east Congo as Rwanda’s Kagame joins calls for ceasefire
Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city including its airport, the United Nations said, as ...