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Inside DR Congo’s costly mercenaries and their failed security strategy
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has heavily relied on foreign mercenaries to bolster its military efforts against the M23 rebels, despite the government’s insistence that they were merely ...
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DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
GOMA: The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday (Feb 1), as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting co ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and ...
DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...
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Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march
Uganda, meanwhile, which also has troops in eastern Congo to take on Ugandan rebels based there, on Friday said it would ...
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Southern African leaders hold crisis talks on DR Congo conflict
The extraordinary summit was called after the Rwanda-backed M23 group captured most of Goma in the Democratic Republic of ...
'Mercenaries' From NATO State Caught Up in DR Congo Rebellion: Reports
The Rwanda Defense Force reported escorting hundreds of "Romanian mercenaries" out of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
Rebel Troops Claim Capture Of Congo Border City Stoking Fears Of Wider Conflict
The M23 rebel group, which has taken control of large parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent years ...
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 ...
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Congo holds blood donation drive for soldiers wounded in conflict
Congo’s PM Judith Suminwa and other officials lead a blood donation initiative for wounded soldiers:: Kinshasa, Democratic ...
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 ...