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It's been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
The bank closures have led to concerns that the rebels could seek alternative banking systems ... At the main border crossing between Congo and Rwanda, the numbers of refugees trying to cross ...
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M23 rebels now eating Uganda’s lunch in DR Congo
The M23 rebels’ advances and capture of Congolese border territory have put Uganda’s exports in the Democratic Republic of Congo in a ... URA is not giving us an alternative border for export ...
Congo and M23 rebels plan to hold first direct talks on April 9
The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on ...
Reuters28d
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
It has sent reinforcements over the border in recent weeks. Congo’s government said at least 7,000 people have died in the fighting since January. At least 600,000 people have been displaced by ...
Rwandan-backed rebels threaten to expand offensive in east Congo to 2 more provinces, UN envoy says
Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two neighboring provinces, the top U.N. official in the conflict-torn country says ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo closes border with Rwanda near Goma — agency
PRETORIA, January 27. /TASS/. Officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have closed the border with Rwanda near the city of Goma in the country’s eastern region, Agence France-Presse ...