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What can stop M23 advance in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
Al Jazeera
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Fighting is intensifying in the east of the country as diplomacy appears to fail. Anxiety is growing in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels are advancing in the east, spreading out across north...
DR Congo: 'Diplomacy has failed'
Deutsche Welle
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January 29, 2025
The M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have expanded their control over the provincial capital of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo following their invasion on Monday. After the early-morning incursion, chaotic conditions prevailed in the city...
Deadly Ebola outbreak fears as fighting near laboratory risks releasing virus samples with 'unimaginable consequences'
Daily Mail
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January 29, 2025
Bitter fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo has sparked fears that highly dangerous Ebola viruses could be released from a laboratory in a city stormed by Rwandan-backed rebels. The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has...
How DR Congo conflict affects Raila's AUC bid
The Standard
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Raila Odinga seeing off DRC President H.E. Felix Tshisekedi at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. [File, Standard] President William Ruto yesterday assembled the heads of the East African Community (EAC) to discuss the escalating conflict in the...
Outgunning Congo – the evidence that shows Rwanda is backing M23 rebels
Zambian Observer
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January 29, 2025
Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda’s president and tearing up Rwandan flags as M23 rebels have taken control of most the eastern city of Goma. Their fury is focused on Rwandan...
Rwanda, DR Congo leaders in crisis summit as Goma's fate han...
Modern Ghana
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The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma. The M23 armed group took...
Fighting In DR Congo’s Goma Kills Over 100
Channels TV
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January 29, 2025
Three days of clashes between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s army and M23 fighters supported by Rwandan soldiers have killed more than 100 people in Goma, according to an AFP tally of tolls from the eastern Congolese city’s hospitals on...
The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
BBC
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January 29, 2025
Ian WafulaAfrica security correspondent, BBC News Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda's president and tearing up Rwandan flags as M23 rebels have taken control of most the...
Rwanda, DR Congo Leaders Meet with Goma’s Future At Stake
News Central TV
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January 29, 2025
The president of the Democratic Republic of Congo, facing a deepening crisis, was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart on Wednesday at an emergency summit. This comes as Kigali-backed fighters appear poised to seize Goma, a vital city. The M23...
Violence erupts in DR Congo as rebels move into key city
CNN
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January 28, 2025
CNN — A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops backed by regional and UN intervention forces. The...
Congo government says it’s ‘on alert’ over mystery flu-like disease
KSL TV 5 - Utah
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December 6, 2024
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo’s health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of the...
25-02-21_Miriam Ogutu_ DRC - Conflict
D+C Development and Cooperation
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February 21, 2025
Rich in natural resources, the east of the DRC has been plagued by strife for more than 30 years. The causes of the conflict lie in colonial exploitation and the struggle for resources. There are over 120 rebel groups in this part of the country....
Rwanda, DR Congo Leaders In Crisis Summit As Goma's Fate Hangs In Balance
International Business Times
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January 29, 2025
The president of crisis-hit Democratic Republic of Congo was set to meet his Rwandan counterpart at an emergency summit on Wednesday, as fighters backed by Kigali appeared on the brink of seizing the key city of Goma. The M23 armed group took...
Congo government 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
ETHealthworld.com
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December 6, 2024
Kinshasa: Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo's health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa Centers...
Key DR Congo city on brink as pro-Rwanda forces take airport
Modern Ghana
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An armed group backed by Rwandan troops took control of the besieged Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma's airport on Tuesday, a security source said, following three days of clashes that have killed more than 100 people. Nearly 1,000 have...
Congo says it's 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
Voice of America
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December 5, 2024
KINSHASA, CONGO — Public health officials in Africa urged caution Thursday as Congo's health minister said the government was on alert over a mystery flu-like disease that in recent weeks killed dozens of people. Jean Kaseya, the head of Africa...
Resource-rich Congo is the first battle in New Cold War. India can’t miss out on cobalt
The Print
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February 12, 2025
From neck to waist, the young black man’s skin had been peeled by the metronomic application of a metal-tipped whip until his ribs showed through: The punishment for stealing a packet of cigarettes. “The air seemed filled with a bloody haze,”...
South Sudan: Korean engineers empower young students by providing them with sustainable skills
Africa.com
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February 13, 2025
The adage wisely states, “Give a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and you feed him for a lifetime.” In this context, the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) is supporting efforts to empower community members...
M23: Why DRC reserve force may backfire
The Citizen
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After nearly three decades of warfare, armed conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has only intensified. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebellion – which claims to control the main eastern DRC city of Goma since January 26 – has been...
Gunfire crackles in Congo's Goma, embassies attacked in capital
The Straits Times
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January 28, 2025
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo - Dead bodies lay in the streets, gunfire rang out and hospitals were overwhelmed in east Congo's largest city Goma where M23 rebels backed by Rwanda faced pockets of resistance on Tuesday from army and...