Presidents of Congo and Rwanda meet in Qatar to discuss insurgency in eastern Congo
The presidents of Congo and neighboring Rwanda met Tuesday in Qatar for their first direct talks since Rwanda-backed M23 ...
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Armed groups covet cocoa in eastern DR Congo
Despite the risks from deadly armed groups roaming the countryside, Judith Kahindo walks alone every day to her isolated ...
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Angola will attempt to broker direct talks between Congo and M23, presidency says
Angola to mediate talks between Congo and M23 rebels Congo's government hesitant to engage in talks with M23 Rwanda denies backing M23 rebels, claims self-defence March 11 (Reuters) - Angola said ...
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Congo weighs attending talks with M23 in Angola as rebels make demands
Angola says peace talks to begin in Luanda on March 18 Congo has so far refused direct negotiations with rebels M23 lists demands for dialogue 'Phased withdrawal' for Southern African troops in ...
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Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
Yet the war unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo remains an afterthought. A bloody conflict is met with condemnations but no meaningful action. This stark contrast is not just neglect ...
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What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States. By Ruth Maclean Reporting from Nairobi ...
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What we know about claims 70 Christians were beheaded in Democratic Republic of Congo
Several reports accused the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in the Democratic Republic of Congo, also known as the Allied Democratic Forces, of carrying out the attack. The ADF is an armed group ...
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Congo to Negotiate With Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels, Angola Says
Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will engage in direct negotiations in the coming days to end the conflict in the country’s mineral-rich east, according to the presidency of Angola ...
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UN Security Council demands Rwanda withdraw troops from eastern DR Congo
The United Nations Security Council on Friday called on Rwanda's military to stop supporting the M23 rebel group in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and immediately withdraw all troops ...
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Mystery deadly disease kills over 50 people in Congo within hours; know symptoms and other details
A fatal and unknown illness has rapidly spread in northwestern Congo, causing over 50 deaths. Victims die within 48 hours of symptom onset. The outbreak began on January 21 in Boloko after ...
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Rwanda Stops Aid Cooperation With Belgium Over Congo War
Rwanda suspended development cooperation with Belgium for trying to “sabotage” its access to financing amid disagreements over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Mystery disease in Congo may be from poisoned water source, WHO says. Here's what to know.
A mystery illness that has caused dozens of deaths in the Democratic Republic of Congo appears to from a "poisoning of a water source," according to the World Health Organization. The WHO's head ...