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DR CONGO CRISIS: Updates as top UN official tells emergency Security Council meeting ‘we are trapped’
Spiralling violence and killings in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo triggered an emergency Security Council ...
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing ...
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 ...
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DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma
The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic ...
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 ...
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 ...
What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels claim they captured a key city?
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
Rwanda's ally Uganda, unhappy about another rebel group in DR Congo that threatens its security, has also been accused of ...