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Rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo say they have taken key city of Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda, accusing it of fuelling the rebellion. At least 13 soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the DRC have been ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Has Created a Reserve Force to Fight the M23 - Why This May Backfire
After nearly three decades of warfare, armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) seems only to intensify. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion has been at the centre of attention ...
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DR Congo updates: M23 claim they have captured Goma
M23 rebels say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN has condemned "flagrant disregard" for Congo's sovereignty. M23 rebels claim they have ...
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What is the fighting in Democratic Republic of Congo about - and is Rwanda invading?
Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) risks spilling over into a regional war, it is feared, as Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have captured the key city of Goma. The leader of a rebel ...
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DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls emergency meet
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is severing diplomatic ties with Rwanda and the United Nations Security Council has called an emergency meeting as the fighting between the Congolese ...
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Congo: Peacekeepers killed in heavy fighting with M23
The M23 advance on Goma in eastern Congo has reportedly been repelled ... soldiers who were part of the SADC Mission in the DRC," said spokesman Emmanuel Mlelemba. "These soldiers fell in the ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - 3 Questions On the Intensification of the Armed Conflict in North and South Kivu
Emmanuel Lampaert, MSF's representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provides an update on the situation and MSF's response. What is the current situation in North and South Kivu ...
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Rwanda-DRC tension: Have rebels taken control of Congolese city? What next?
Meanwhile, France has sided with the DRC. “As Goma prepares to fall, France expresses its solidarity with the Democratic Republic of Congo and its territorial integrity. France firmly condemns ...
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DRC: Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim Goma, Congo cites a 'declaration of war'
AUBIN MUKONI / REUTERS Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) largest city, Goma, early Monday, January 27, as the United Nations described a "mass ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the EU on the latest escalation in eastern DRC
The EU issued a statement expressing deep concern about the continued escalation of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), aggravated by the renewed offensive of the M23 ...
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Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
“The members of the Security Council condemned the ongoing flagrant disregard for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the DRC,” the UN statement added, referring to Congo’s formal ...