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Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in the conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course ...
(Reuters) - Congolese officials and negotiators for the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have arrived in Doha for talks to hammer out a ceasefire and end months of fighting that have raised fears of a ...
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents as the M23 ...
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has taken control of the mining hub of Walikale in DR Congo, local sources said Thursday, despite attempts to broker a ceasefire this week. The seizure of the ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have pushed deeper into the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), capturing the town of Walikale despite growing international calls for a ceasefire. The rebels ...
M23 rebels staging an offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) will withdraw their forces from the town of Walikale, which they took control of this week, in support of ...
Rebels battling soldiers, militiamen on Walikale outskirts Walikale is farthest west the rebels have reached Fighting follows calls by Congo and Rwanda for ceasefire March 19 (Reuters) - Rwanda ...
Members of the M23 armed group stand in front of Guatemalan soldiers of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) as they monitor ...
M23 collects at least $800,000 monthly in taxes from coltan production, according to U.N. experts, who estimated that at least 150 tons of the mineral have been fraudulently exported to Rwanda ...
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group announced Monday it will no longer participate in peace talks scheduled for today in Angola’s capital. M23’s reversal ...