Embattled Congo president considers sitting down with M23 rebels
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has long ruled out dialogue with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23-DR Congo Govt Talks Set for March 18
Direct peace talks between AFC/M23 rebels and the Congolese government are set to start in Luanda, on March 18, Angola's ...
UN agency reports rise in attacks in eastern DR Congo
Escalating attacks have struck hospitals and other civilian infrastructure in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo during the ...
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HRW Is Serving Kinshasa Regime's Interests - M23
The AFC/M23 rebellion in eastern DR Congo has "categorically reject the unfounded allegations" presented in Human Rights Watch's (HRW) report, on Wednesday, March 12, claiming that the rebel alliance ...
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Kinshasa lobbies against Rwanda
Over the last 10 days, Kinshasa has won some battles; the US imposed sanctions on a Rwandan State minister James Kabarebe and ...
Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says
The United Nations says the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men in two hospitals in a ...
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Angola pushes for direct talks between Kinshasa and M23 in DRC crisis
As Angola continues to act as a mediator in the crisis in eastern DRC, President Lourenço is working on bringing about direct ...
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Goma reacts to prospect of Kinshasa-rebel dialogue brokered by Angola
Following a brief visit to Luanda by Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi Tuesday, the Angolan presidency announced that it ...
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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 ...
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A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
The region has a history of outside interference. This time, Kinshasa has sought help from Burundi, which dispatched thousands of its troops to try to defeat the rebellion. The position of Uganda ...
What to know about the new disease outbreaks in central Africa
Unidentified illnesses in northwestern Congo have killed more than 50 people over the past five weeks, nearly half of them ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Must Accept Peace Talks With M23 - Kagame
President Paul Kagame has emphasised that resolving the ongoing crisis in DR Congo will require the Congolese government to "hold the bull by its horns" and engage the AFC/M23 rebels peacefully, ...