Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight M23
Its soldiers are underpaid and underarmed. Its ranks are riddled with factions pursing their own interests. And successive presidents are ...
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As Conflict Rages in Congo, President Offers U.S. Minerals Deal
In his first interview since an armed group backed by Rwanda seized swaths of his country’s territory this year, Felix ...
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One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
On one side of the lake, lovers glide on canoes, friends ride jet-skis and families pose for pictures in the ...
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Congo Mourns Its Dead After Rebels Capture Key City of Goma
Mechanical diggers have spent days excavating the dark, volcanic earth of the city of Goma, preparing long trenches in which ...
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Life After a Rebel Takeover
After a week of fighting, rebels backed by Rwanda have wrested almost full control over Goma, a city of two ...
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DR Congo president vows ‘vigorous’ fight to halt M23 rebel advance
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control ...
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Congolese president snubs peace talks over Goma crisis
The Democratic Republic of Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi will not take part in regionally brokered talks aimed at ending the ...
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