Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu province administrative office.
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...
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Fighting in eastern RD Congo claims over 4,200 lives, leaves some 4,000 wounded
The country’s health minister, Samuel Roger Kamba, said that there is a shortage of medicine and surgical dressings ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
UAE calls for humanitarian pause in Sudan war during Ramadan
UAE calls for a humanitarian pause in the Sudan war during Ramadan, aiming to deliver aid to those in need. The United Arab ...
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Conflict in eastern DRC provokes fears of regional war
Several of the DRC's nine neighbouring countries, as well as South Africa, already have a military presence on the ground ...
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Humanitarian and health-care crises in eastern DR Congo
An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...
Humanitarian catastrophe looms in east Congo as rebels push south, official says
The advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province threatens to trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in an area already housing thousands of displaced people ...
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Fresh fighting flares in eastern DR Congo
Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern DRC after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacking Congolese army ...
Corruption survey gives many nations worst scores in over a decade. South Sudan slides to the bottom
South Sudan slid to the bottom of the index with just eight points, displacing Somalia although the latter country's score ...
Judge blocks Trump from placing thousands of USAID workers on leave
The Trump appointee also agreed to block an order giving overseas USAID workers just 30 days to move back to the U.S. on ...