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Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo

Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army.

The Boston Globe · 10h

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as their forces engage in heavy fighting along the main route to South Kivu’s main city Bukavu.

U.S. News & World Report · 17h

Rebels in Congo Capture Town Despite Ceasefire, Sources Say

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the town of Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday - an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

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Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission ...

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Bodies left to rot in DR Congo streets as Donald Trump blocks aid funding

Following a decision by Donald Trump to suspend the United States Agency for International Development, foreign assistance is slowing the vital work needed to help those in Congo, the United Nations s ...

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‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

allAfrica.com on MSN2h

UN Rights Council Should Address Impunity in DR Congo

The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the ...

Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue

Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...

Amsterdam News4h

D.R. Congo is being bathed in blood

The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...

The Associated Press on MSN12d

Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say

Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front ...

Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels

Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province ...

La Croix2d

DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers for North Kivu

North Kivu was among the war-torn regions Pope Francis entrusted to the prayers of the faithful during his Sunday Angelus ...

Daily Post Nigeria on MSN15h

M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh attack on DR Congo

The M23 and Rwandan forces on Wednesday launched a new attack on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing a mining town in South Kivu province, as they resumed their advance towards the ...

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