Rwanda's Kagame slams criticism of east Congo offensive as rebels push south
President Paul Kagame said Rwanda was ready for "confrontation" as he rejected criticism over his backing for M23 rebels who ...
Congo's army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel's southern march
Earlier this week the Tutsi-led M23 rebels seized Goma, the largest city in the east of Democratic Republic of Congo which is home to lucrative gold, coltan and tin ore mines ...
Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo's largest city
Rebels backed by Rwanda have captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an ...
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma ...
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Rwanda urges ceasefire in Congo, negotiations with rebels, foreign minister says
the capital of South Kivu province, in what appeared to be an attempt to expand their area of control. Nduhungirehe said the loss of Goma weakened Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi and his only ...
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US embassy in DR Congo set on fire as angry crowd chants 'death to imperialists'
Protesters in the Democratic Republic of Congo have attacked the US Embassy, as armed men were ... mineral-rich region in the conflict, one of Africa's largest. The rebels temporarily took Goma ...
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African countries condemn attack on embassies in Congo
Rwanda's Ambassador-at-large to the Great Lakes Region and former Ambassador to Congo ... of 13 South African peacekeepers, three Malawian soldiers and a UN peacekeeper. - South Africa condemns ...
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South Africa urges respect for DR Congo’s territorial integrity amid fighting in Goma
South Africa’s military presence in the eastern DR Congo is not a declaration of war ... Belgian and Kenyan embassy buildings and loot some shopping centers during anti-Rwandan demonstrations ...
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
South Africa’s military confirmed Tuesday that four more South African soldiers deployed in DR Congo as part of the ... The French embassy was “attacked and firebombed,” the French foreign ...
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Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital
Looters ransacked the embassy of Kenya. The U.S. State Department has ordered embassy staff to leave Congo, two sources ... caught up in the fighting. South Africa said three of its soldiers ...
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U.S. Citizens Advised to Evacuate Congo Amid Attacks on Embassies
Protesters broke into and caused a fire at the French Embassy, which Jean-Noël Barrot, France’s foreign minister, called “unacceptable” violence. “Macron kills in Congo,” read a message ...