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 ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO's Mandate No Longer Fits Reality, U.S. Tells UN Security Council
The UN Security Council members should reassess MONUSCO's mandate in DR Congo if the mission can no longer fulfill its ...
Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ...
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Armed groups install ‘parallel administration’ in DR Congo, Security Council hears
Ms. Keita explained that the efforts to plan the mission’s disengagement from North Kivu and Ituri are “compromised”, ...
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DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
The situation represents one of the world’s worst food crises, according to the UN-partnered Integrated Food Security Phase ...
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call, vowing to fight on
The leader of a rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that insurgents were not bound ...
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How shift in regional forces killed Congo peace bid
There has been a feeling of regret on whether the momentum for peace was actually lost in abrupt change of the military ...
Qatar hosts M23 rebel leaders in continued mediation efforts on Congo crisis
Rebel leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) have arrived for further dialogue in Doha, Qatar, which has been mediating the ...
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DR Congo military accuses M23 rebels of launching attacks despite ceasefire
Latest attacks targeted positions not only in Walikale territory, North Kivu, but also in South Kivu, says statement - ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with the US won't stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country's mineral-rich east, residents and insurgents said Thursday, despite ceasefire ...