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New conflict escalating in Africa: What is happening on border between DR Congo and Rwanda
Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...
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Six peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DRC
Six foreign peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting between the Congolese army and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters intensified on Saturday, officials said .
North Koreans 'blow themselves up with grenades rather than risk capture', say Ukraine soldiers
North Korean troops appear to have temporarily pulled back from the frontline in Russia after suffering heavy losses, a ...
Voice of America5d
Relief group pulls workers out of DRC's Goma as M23 rebels advance
Rose Tchwenko, the DRC’s country director for Mercy Corps, told VOA that since last week, the humanitarian group has closely monitored the situation as government forces and M23 clashed in and ...
Al Jazeera English5d
Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious escalation in the years-long conflict that has seen hundreds of ...
Al Jazeera English3d
Rwanda-backed M23 strengthens its control over DRC’s Goma
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have tightened their grip on Goma, the biggest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), signalling a major blow to the Congolese army and a serious ...
EWN Sport5d
UN Security Council denounces M23 forces disregard of DRC sovereignty, territorial integrity
Picture: AFP JOHANNESBURG - The United Nations (UN) Security Council has denounced the flagrant disregard for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
Sky5d
What is the fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo about - and is Rwanda invading?
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma. The leader of a rebel ...
consilium.europa7d
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the latest escalation in eastern DRC
The EU issued a statement expressing deep concern about the continued escalation of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), aggravated by the renewed offensive of the M23 ...
Sky5d
Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken key city of Goma
The DRC has accused neighbouring Rwanda of fuelling the M23 rebellion and has now severed diplomatic ties with it. Rwanda has denied the claims but last year admitted it has troops and missile ...
EWN Sport5d
Family of SANDF soldier killed in DRC speak out
JOHANNESBURG - The family of one of the South African National Defense (SANDF) force troops killed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has expressed shock following his passing.
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Situation Update: What is Happening in the DRC?
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