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African blocs scramble to resolve Congo conflict
Dawn
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February 9, 2025
DAR ES SALAAM: Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs stressed on Saturday the urgency of finding a way out of the crisis in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels’ rapid advance has fanned...
Embassies attacked in Congo's capital amid unrest
RTE Ireland
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January 28, 2025
The French, US, Rwandan, Ugandan and Kenyan embassies in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa were attacked by protesters, a European diplomatic source said. The diplomat added that protesters did not enter the French and US embassies....
Hundreds shot as pro-Rwanda forces reach key city in DR Congo
The Times
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Hospitals are overwhelmed with casualties and rebels backed by Rwanda are patrolling the streets in the largest city in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo after what the Congolese government said was a “declaration of war” by its...
Kenyan president says diplomacy the only solution to DRC conflict
Africanews
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January 28, 2025
Kenya's president, William Ruto, on Monday described the situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo as "very complicated" and said it could only be solved diplomatically. "We do not see, from where I sit, a possibility of a military solution to...
Advancing M23 fighters in DRC aided by Rwanda
New Era
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KINSHASA – The M23 armed group has seized further territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, and yesterday was continuing to tighten its grip on provincial capital Goma, which is almost surrounded by fighting. Weaknesses within the...
African leaders scramble for solution to Congo conflict at high-level summit
The Gazette - Colorado
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By David Lewis and Nuzulack Dausen DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania (Reuters) -Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs stressed on Saturday the urgency of finding a way out of the crisis in eastern Congo,...
Lab holding Ebola in DRC's Goma 'safe' - WHO
IOL
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A laboratory holding Ebola and other dangerous pathogens in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma - which has been seized by the M23 armed group - is safe, WHO said Friday. The Rwanda-backed M23 and Rwandan troops took the North Kivu provincial...
U.N. rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
The Washington Times
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February 7, 2025
GENEVA — The U.N.’s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many injured...
Will the EAC-SADC Merger unlock the DRC crisis?
The Standard
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President Ruto, his Zimbabwean counterpart Emmerson Mnangagwa and Prime Cabinet Minister Musalia at the joint summit of East African Community (EAC) and Southern African Development Community (SADC) heads of state in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania....
Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized key city in Congo
WEKU - Kentucky
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January 27, 2025
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo—In eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, government forces and allies defending the city of Goma appear to have collapsed, with M23 rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda claiming they have taken over the city. All...
World News | UN Rights Body Holds Urgent Session on Violence in Eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed Rebels Advance
Latestly
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February 7, 2025
Geneva, Feb 7 (AP) The UN's top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many...
UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
MyNorthwest - Washington State
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February 7, 2025
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many...
Reserve Force Plan Could Further Muddle Eastern DRC
Africa Defense Forum
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February 18, 2025
Since the 2022 resurgence of the M23 rebel group in the east, the Democratic Republic of the Congo has sought to defend its sovereignty with a military strategy that has relied heavily on proxies, coalitions, mercenaries and allied forces. It has...
DR Congo vs. Apple: a push for a more equitable distribution of critical mineral profits
Equal Times
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February 18, 2025
On 17 December 2024, a bombshell dropped that sent shockwaves through the tech world: the Congolese government, which controls one of the world’s largest reserves of the minerals crucial for producing high-end electronic devices, filed a lawsuit...
Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo, residents say
NBC News
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February 19, 2025
DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23’s expansion in a mineral-rich region that is critical for global...
DR Congo's Airfast Congo doubles jet fleet with first E140
Ch-Aviation
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February 19, 2025
Airfast Congo (Lubumbashi) will double its jet fleet by chartering a second Embraer regional jet from Zambia's Royal Air Charters by the end of February, according to ch-aviation research. A spokesman for Royal Air confirmed to ch-aviation by...
At least 773 killed in DR Congo as fighting with M23 rebels escalates
Big News Network
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Kinshasa [Congo], February 2 (ANI): Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported that at least 773 people have been killed in Goma, the largest city in the country's east, and surrounding areas within a week due to...
World News | At Least 773 Killed in DR Congo as Fighting with M23 Rebels Escalates
Latestly
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February 2, 2025
Kinshasa [Congo], February 2 (ANI): Authorities in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported that at least 773 people have been killed in Goma, the largest city in the country's east, and surrounding areas within a week due to...
Congo Officials Provide Update on Mystery Disease That's Killed Dozens
Newsweek
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December 5, 2024
Public health officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo provided an update on Thursday about a mystery disease that's killed dozens of people. What Happened? There have been 71 confirmed deaths from the flu-like disease, including 27...
Congo 'on alert' over mystery flu-like disease that killed dozens
CFTK-TV
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December 5, 2024
KINSHASHA, 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...