Civilians at increased risk as M23 rebels capture DRC’s Goma, rights advocates warn
Nairobi, Kenya — Human Rights Watch is expressing concern about civilians in the eastern Congolese city of Goma now that ...
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Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
GOMA, DRC — Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the ...
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U.N. peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in eastern Congo
Fighting with M23 rebels in eastern Congo has left at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead, United Nations and ...
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Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have surrounded the eastern city of Goma, in one of the sharpest escalations ...
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More than 100,000 people displaced in eastern Congo since the start of the year, UN says
KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — More than 100,000 people have been displaced since the start of the year in eastern Congo ...
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East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo
ARUSHA, TANZANIA — East African heads of state made another push for peace Saturday in eastern Congo, but its prospects ...
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Fortress Conservation: Can a Congo Tribe Return to Its Forest?
A landmark ruling from the African Union, the continent’s foremost intergovernmental body, has called into question who should run many ...
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