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Diplomatic efforts intensify to end DRC conflict and extract trapped SA troops
With 13 South African soldiers dead and an undisclosed number wounded, President Cyril Ramaphosa is in desperate pursuit of ...
Key DR Congo city on brink as pro-Rwanda forces take airport
An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on Tuesday, a security source said, following three days of ...
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 ...
Courthouse News Service5h
Congo’s Goma on the brink as Rwanda-backed fighters take airport
In the capital, Kinshasa, protesters complaining of a lack of international action attacked foreign embassies, including ...
citizen5h
The genesis of the DRC conflict
An emergency meeting of the East African Community (EAC) heads of state slated for Wednesday is yet another step to prevent a ...
Understanding the conflict in the DRC: The rise of M23 and its impact on South Africa
Violent clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo have escalated as the M23 rebel group takes control of Goma, resulting in ...
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 ...
The Star Worldwide (English) on MSN7h
Kenya condemns attacks on Embassy as DRC crisis spirals
Kenya has expressed deep concern over the worsening violent crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo that has displaced thousands in the rebel-controlled Goma region.Tutsi-led M23 ethnic militia ...
The Street Journal7h
DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
Surging violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has ignited fears of large-scale instability in one of Africa's most conflict-ridden countries. On January 27, the M23 rebel group, backed by ...
Analysis-Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Congo harder to stop this time
After three years on the run from the Rwandan-backed M23 insurgency in eastern Congo, on Sunday, with the rebels fighting ...
Congo fighting: Rise of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels harder to stop this time
M23's last occupation of Goma was short-lived, and within a year they were a defeated force. This time, things are different.