DR Congo conflict advances

Ceasefire in east DRC appears to crumble

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Rwandan and Congolese leaders to meet over eastern DRC conflict
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was due to meet his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi in Tanzania on Saturday as regional ...
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire ...
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UN raises concerns over alarming cases of sexual violence in the DRC
UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday (07 Feb) expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...
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 ...
CNN correspondent breaks down what happened during DRC jailbreak
The United Nations says more than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak on January 27 in ...
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Conflict in the DRC: What you need to know about the crisis
Learn more about the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and how humanitarian organizations are ...
The Africa Report14h
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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Tensions Escalate: Rwanda and DRC's Blame Game
Rwanda claims to have evidence of an intended attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo, denying any role in the unrest ...
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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda
On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...
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What role do minerals and tech firms play in the DRC conflict?
The conflict between Rwanda-backed forces and the Democratic Republic of Congo is often presented as a struggle to control ...
Russian consumer watchdog falsely accuses US of mishandling pathogens in DRC
Russia claims the United States is accumulating dangerous pathogens in an unequipped biolab in the Democratic Republic of ...