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Eastern DRC tensions: UN points to Rwanda's role in AFC/M23 conflict
The latest report from the United Nations expert group on the conflict in eastern DRC, released on Wednesday, July 2, ...
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Fearing Explosives, Farmers in War-Torn DRC Burn Their Own Land
Anselme Hamundwate, 23, right, and Mumbere Hamundwate, 25, work in a field in Katwa. After months of fighting in Lubero ...
Exclusive: Rwanda exercises command and control over M23 rebels, say UN experts
NEW YORK, July 2 (Reuters) - Rwanda has exercised command and control over M23 rebels during their advance in eastern Congo, ...
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Solar minigrid offers blueprint for rest of Congo
A solar minigrid by Nuru is powering homes, water, and hope in Goma, Congo — bringing light, safety, and economic growth ...
Turning point or pointless turn: Will DR Congo-Rwanda deal bring peace?
From critical minerals to M23 and grassroots exclusion, experts weigh in on whether the US-brokered deal can succeed.
Medafrica Times2d
Sexual violence soars amid escalating conflict in eastern DRC
Sexual violence remains a devastating emergency in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where armed conflict continues ...
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Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma
More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s estimate that nearly 3,000 people died during the fighting. They say ...
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I experienced the fall of Goma. I had to leave my Congolese colleagues in a critical situation - The Conversation
On Jan. 27, 2025, Goma, the capital of North Kivu in the eastern province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fell into the hands of M23 rebels who are supported by the Rwandan army.