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Death toll in Goma tops four thousand
The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) heard this week “a parallel administration” seemingly set up by the Congo River Alliance (CRA) is running Goma following the M23 (Mouvement du 23 Mars) ...
Burundi troops withdraw from DR Congo
Burundi has begun pulling its forces out of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), where they had been fighting ...
Burundi troops leaving DR Congo Reuters
A Burundian army spokesperson has denied reports that the country’s troops are fleeing the troubled neighboring state Read ...
Rwanda-backed rebels control key city, Congo’s government says
Rwanda-backed rebels have taken Democratic Republic of Congo’s strategic city of Bukavu in the country’s mineral-rich east, pushing the region closer to a multination war, Congo’s government said ...
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‘Are you ready to fight tomorrow?’ When M23 commander confronted SADC camp
In the third part of our ‘Stories from Goma’ series, The New Times looks at a seeming volatile relationship between the M23 Movement and SADC troops in areas under M23 control. The SADC mission, ...
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SA should withdraw from the DRC, but there is no easy way to do this – expert
The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) should withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because it can ...
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Civilians at breaking point in eastern DR Congo warns top aid official, in call to resume talks
As the Security Council prepared to gather on Wednesday to debate the international community’s response to the growing ...
What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
M23 rebels have made rapid advances in the latest bout of conflict that has long-dogged the mineral-rich east.
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Second Major City in Eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance ...