DR Congo's failed gamble on Romanian mercenaries
In June last year, Rwanda's government spokesperson Yolande Makolo hit out about the presence of mercenaries in eastern DR ...
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Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
Nairobi. As an East African bloc urged an immediate ceasefire in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who seized the city of Goma extended their advance on Wednesday, and ...
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 ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo’s Goma and push south for further gains
The United Nations expressed deep concern at reports of M23 rebels and Rwandan troops advancing south towards the Congolese city of Bukavu on Thursday, as the militants sought also to assert their ...
East African leaders call for ceasefire in DRC; humanitarian crisis worsens
East African Community leaders on Wednesday called for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where ...
DR Congo conflict: Why is the EU under pressure to reconsider its minerals partnership with Rwanda?
Diplomatic sources say the bloc is facing calls to suspend its wide-ranging minerals agreement with Rwanda amid fears it is inflaming the escalating conflict in eastern DRC. View on euronews ...
Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
DR Congo rebels vow to march all the way to capital
The rebel leader whose fighters have captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has vowed to continue their offensive all the way to the capital, Kinshasa. Corneille ...
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Over a hundred bodies found in Goma streets after clashes between M23 and DRC army
At least 111 bodies were collected in the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo, between Wednesday and Thursday after ...
Congo losses expose limit of South Africa's diplomatic ambitions
South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the "global south" on the world stage, but the ...
Look to neighbouring Rwanda to understand why the DRC is descending back into violence
For at least 14 years, President Paul Kagame has been orchestrating a series of guerrilla wars to destabilize the Democratic ...