Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Congo's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency
Corneille Nangaa is the public face of a sprawling coalition of Congolese politicians and rebel groups fighting to oust ...
Congo hostilities fuelled by longstanding grievances. Your smartphone is also a factor
An insurgency led by M23 rebels in eastern Congo has escalated and reached the city of Goma, worsening a humanitarian crisis ...
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DRC: Armed fighting threatens civilians in and around Goma
Several months since fighting intensified in the east of the DRC the M23, supported by Rwandan forces and the Alliance du ...
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Congolese bishop says he is dismayed as violence grows in Goma
Bishop of Willy Ngumbi Ngengele of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Willy says he is dismayed ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Seize Goma
The swift advance of M23, one of more than 100 rebels operating inside eastern DR Congo, comes on the back of Kinshasa cutting ties with regional forces in favour of Southern African and UN forces ...
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Congo's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency
While it is hard to gauge the extent of the support for Nangaa's Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which sees the M23 rebels as their military wing, U.N. experts said in December that an increasing ...
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M23 takes Goma: This is both Uganda’s meat and poison
Uganda could also witness an unusual re-formation of an African state on its border. If the DRC were to be deprived of all ...