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Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo’s mineral-rich east
Associated Press
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February 16, 2025
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels confirmed they were in the city to restore order after it was abandoned by Congolese forces. The...
Over 770 people dead in Eastern Congo clashes
Vatican News
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February 3, 2025
Overcrowded hospitals in around DRC’s eastern city of Goma are struggling to respond to the needs of hundreds of wounded people amid continued fighting between government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels. By Linda Bordoni The Democratic Republic of...
Navigating the future: The significance of World Population Day in a changing world
The Times of India
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July 11, 2025
Every year on July 11th, the global community observes World Population Day, a United Nations initiative established in 1989 to draw attention to the urgency and importance of population issues. As we step into the third decade of the 21st...
As Congo conflict escalates, Indian Embassy asks nationals to immediately depart from Bukavu
The Economic Times
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February 2, 2025
The Indian embassy in Democratic Republic of the Congo on Sunday updated their advisory for Indian nationals in Bukavu, and said they are closely monitoring the situation in eastern DRC. The advisory warned Indian nationals against traveling to...
At least 773 killed in DR Congo as fighting with M23 rebels escalates: Report
Hindustan Times
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February 2, 2025
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 ongoing clashes with M23 rebels,...
M23’s New Leader, Corneille Nangaa, Seeks to Take War to Kinshasa
Africa Defense Forum
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February 18, 2025
After his Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured Goma in late January, Corneille Nangaa strode into the city with the proud gait of a conqueror. He wore combat fatigues and a tactical helmet, a smile beaming through his thick, gray beard. As M23’s new...
M23 Rebels Advance in Congo Under New Leadership, Signaling a Shift in Identity
The Zimbabwe Mail
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February 1, 2025
M23 Rebel leader of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), Corneille Nangaa KAMPALA, Uganda — As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels consolidate control over eastern Congo, a new leader has emerged, signalling a strategic shift in the group’s identity and...
Fighting in Congo can lead to a regional war: Burundi President Ndayishimiye
The Hindu
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February 1, 2025
The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's President said on Saturday (February 1, 2025) , as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases. The...
AU summit unlikely to make progress on Congo in face of Rwanda defiance
The Straits Times
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February 14, 2025
FILE PHOTO: Congolese people displaced following recent clashes between the M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC), leave the camps and return to their homes after the M23 rebels instructed them to vacate...
Blue Helmets in eastern Congo: Unloved, but still needed
Deutsche Welle
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February 1, 2025
The Blue Helmet mission in eastern Congo is certainly not considered a success, according to President Félix Tshisekedi's assessment. The MONUSCO peacekeepers, part of one of the largest, longest, and most expensive in UN history, are unpopular...
Apple hit by Belgian probe over ‘blood minerals’ from Congo
The Financial Times
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January 20, 2025
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Belgium has started a criminal probe into allegations that Apple has knowingly sourced “blood minerals” from the...
DR Congo conflict ‘risks broader regional war’
Bangkok Post
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February 1, 2025
Concerns also mount about new outbreaks of serious diseases PUBLISHED : 1 Feb 2025 at 21:45 GOMA, DR Congo - The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi’s president said on Saturday, as Africa’s top...
DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
Branson Tri Lakes News - Missouri
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The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious diseases. The Rwanda-backed armed group M23...
M23 Rebels Occupy Bukavu as Conflict Escalates in Eastern Congo
teleSUR
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Bernard Maheshe Byamungu Photo: @KiengeKki February 17, 2025 Hour: 4:37 pm Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, a sanctioned leader of the M23 rebel group, appeared outside the South Kivu governor’s office in Bukavu, declaring intentions to “clean up the...
M23 rebels announce they want to 'take' DRC capital Kinshasa
Vatican News
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January 31, 2025
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo's largest city say they want to take their fight to the nation‘s capital, Kinshasa. By Linda Bordoni Following a recent escalation of violence around the major city of Goma, Consolata Missionary Br....
Inside the DR Congo city seized by M23 rebels
The Independent
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January 31, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
DR Congo: Goma citizens fear for their lives
Vatican News
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January 30, 2025
As Rwanda-backed rebels continue to advance in DR Congo's eastern provinces, looting of food stores and warehouses is rampant . The terrified population is afraid to venture out into the streets, and the insecurity is triggering massive...
Why Dikembe Mutombo was 'more than a superstar' to the NBA, the DRC and Africa
CBS Sports - Florida
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February 15, 2025
Dr. Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo. "I was there visiting, and he had to get his passport renewed, so we parked the car and we were walking here and then we went and had lunch and whatnot....
The war in eastern DRC
Independent (Uganda)
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February 3, 2025
M23 rebels, said to be backed by Rwanda, now control Goma. Behind the intrigue of South Africa and Tanzania’s role ANALYSIS | IAN KATUSIIME | A terse exchange between South African President Cyril Ramaphosa and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame...
DR Congo breaks relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed M23 militia seizes Goma
World Socialist Web Site
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January 30, 2025
M23 rebels patrol the streets of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025 [AP Photo/Brian Inganga]On Monday, Goma, the largest city in the mineral-rich northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC, formerly Zaire),...