Qatar hosts talks between DR Congo gov’t, Rwanda-backed rebels
Qatar is currently mediating between the DRC government and the Rwanda-backed rebels, engaged in conflict for years A Democratic Republic ...
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Africa’s last glaciers: an expedition to map ice loss in the Rwenzori mountains – in pictures
Alfred Masereka, of the Uganda Wildlife Authority (UWA), assembles the team before the expedition to map Mount Stanley’s glaciers. The ...
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Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo
EXPLAINEROngoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions to flee their homes in Democratic Republic of ...
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DRC M23 rebels to withdraw from Walikale in peace gesture
The group said the decision was in line with a ceasefire declared in February and in support of peace initiatives.M23 ...
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History Illustrated: DRC fights to end trade in ‘blood minerals’
Rwanda denies link to M23 rebels as trade in smuggled DRC minerals is said to hit $1bn a year. Source ...
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Troubled waters: life on the edge of Africa’s Lake Kivu – in pictures
Lying between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Lake Kivu has been a silent witness to more than ...
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DR Congo and M23 rebels confirm participation in Angola peace talks
Talks, which DRC previously rejected, will seek to resolve the spiralling conflict in the east of the country.The Rwanda-backed M23 ...
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SADC announces phased withdrawal of troops from eastern DRC
The Southern African Development Community (SADC) on Thursday announced the phased withdrawal of regional troops from the Democratic Republic of ...
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DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says
A spokesperson for DRC’s President Felix Tshisekedi told the Reuters news agency that they had received an invitation from Angola ...
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Blasts, gunfire kill several at M23 rally in eastern DR Congo
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Rebel commander Corneille Nangaa says he is unharmed as video shows dead, wounded people in Bakavu.Explosions have ...
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