US sanctions Rwandan official and rebel leader as war expands in eastern Congo
The United States sanctioned a Rwandan official and a Rwandan-backed rebel leader over recent fighting in the Congo.
70 Christians Beheaded in Church: What We Know
Seventy decapitated bodies have been discovered in a church in the war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to ...
The US sanctions a Rwanda official and a rebel spokesperson over violence in eastern Congo
The United States has sanctioned a Rwandan government minister for his alleged role in the conflict in neighboring Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are battling the Congolese army and have captured ...
Boat fleeing rebel offensive capsizes in Congo, killing 22
A boat carrying people fleeing the ongoing rebel advance in eastern Congo has capsized, killing 22 people, authorities said ...
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M23 fighters press locals into east DR Congo city clean-up
Gun-toting M23 fighters on Thursday watched on as requisitioned locals cleaned up streets in the eastern DR Congo city of ...
U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned Rwanda Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe over ...
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Boat traffic between eastern DR Congo cities of Goma and Bukavu resumes
Homeowners are still cleaning up after a powerful winter storm brought damaging winds, rains and flash foods to parts of the ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
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Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes
I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...
Goma is threatened by conflict and a volcano: we’ve created a handbook to help hotspots like these
The DRC illustrates how millions of people in fragile, violent and conflict-affected parts of the world are at risk of ...
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Aid efforts hamstrung in Goma as the M23 tightens control
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
From Congo to CT, a crisis —and hope
The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...