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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Lamola warns attacks on SA soldiers in DRC a potential ‘war crime’ [VIDEO]
His comments came after the war of words between President Cyril Ramaphosa and Rwandan President Paul Kagame and the ...
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Countries backing DRC rebel group M23 could be assisting in committing war crimes - Lamola
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) is part of a United Nations (UN)-backed peacekeeping mission in the DRC city ...
Congo violence escalates as M23 follow raw materials trail
The violence in eastern Congo has escalated. Near Goma in North Kivu, 13 peacekeepers have been killed by M23 rebels, while ...
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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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Democratic Republic of Congo warns of dire consequences if UN fails to intervene in crisis
If this council does not condemn, this will go down in history as a time of powerlessness and indifference of the Security ...
What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
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DR Congo accuses Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after rebels enter key city
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Rwandan-backed rebels moved to tighten their grip on the strategic city of Goma in the east of the ...
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The Irish Times view on the war in Congo: a dire humanitarian crisis
Hundreds of thousands have fled the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) ahead of rebels who ... widely accused of war crimes, are there purely to safeguard fellow Tutsis from genocidal militias.
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of ...
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
DR Congo has experienced decades of militia violence ... and what rights group Human Rights Watch described in 2023 as “war crimes against civilians” in North Kivu. The group has consistently ...