Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
A Conflict in Congo
Critical minerals factor into the fight.
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Rwanda-backed M23 advances towards second DR Congo regional capital
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...
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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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The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...
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Rwanda’s reckless plan to redraw the map of Africa
The largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... sign that M23’s patron, Rwanda, may be willing to use its strength to redraw the map of the region—and, in doing ...
Congo's defeated foreign mercenaries head home with 'big relief'
Nearly 300 foreign mercenaries hired by the Democratic Republic of Congo government to counter a swift offensive by ...
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 ...