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DRC conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

The UN has issued its starkest warning yet as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance beyond captured Goma into South Kivu province, threatening regional stability. With thousands dead and a crucial summit approaching in Tanzania,

Daily Journal · 18h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres call

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 1h

UN rights chief warns against 'escalating' DR Congo conflict

The UN Human Rights Council is considering whether to launch an investigation into alleged abuses committed in eastern Congo on Kinshasa's request. Rwanda alleged it was responding to an "imminent" threat from Congo.

Congo, UN and Rwanda

U.S. News & World Report · 23h

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Tell Residents of a Captured Eastern Congolese City They Are Safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

The Associated Press on MSN · 1h

UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

Yahoo · 2h

Worst violence 'to come' in eastern Congo, UN human rights chief says

Worse violence "may be yet to come" in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday. An offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group against Congolese forces in and around the eastern city of Goma has left almost 3,

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DRC crisis: Ramaphosa rules out public squabbles with Rwanda's Kagame

IOL reported that President Cyril Ramaphosa aimed at US President Donald Trump, telling him that South Africa will not be ...

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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 ...

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Rwanda accuses Congo of planning large attack

We categorically oppose the DRC's attempts to portray Rwanda as being responsible for its instability in the eastern DRC,' ...

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Diplomatic Tensions: Rwanda Rejects DRC Allegations

Rwanda's U.N. ambassador, James Ngango, disputes claims by the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that Rwanda is causing ...

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Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic ...

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Eastern DRC — Unpacking the difficult task of regional diplomacy

As M23 continues its destructive march, the upcoming EAC-SADC summit must consider lessons from failed peace efforts.

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DRC foreign minister accuses Rwanda of illegal occupation amid M23 conflict

The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...

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DRC war: Rwanda shrugs off increasing global pressure over M23 fighting in the Kivus

Rwanda is facing mounting international pressure over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the ...

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Catholic leader highlights desperation as eastern DRC war intensifies

As the situation gets worse in the DR Congo, the Director of Communication at Caritas Butembo-Beni has decried the ...

Mongabay on MSN21h

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 North Kivu province. The fall of Goma marks a shocking chapter in a ...

Radio France Internationale3h

Regional leaders gather in Tanzania for high-stakes summit on DRC crisis

A joint summit between the East African Community and the Southern African Development Community will take place today and Saturday in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Presidents of Rwanda and the ...

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