Congo and M23 rebels plan to hold first direct talks on April 9
The Congo government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels aim to hold direct talks on April 9, sources from both camps said on ...
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AFC/M23 rallies Congolese diaspora to join struggle
Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion’s coordinator Corneille Nangaa has appealed to the entire DR Congo diaspora to join the cause for liberating the country. On Friday, the rebels allowed the ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions or minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions ...
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Renewed fighting in DR Congo as regional powers step up ceasefire efforts
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after truce talks.
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Insecurity disrupts church life in M23-controlled areas of DR Congo
Amid ongoing conflict in eastern DRC, insecurity disrupts church life as M23 rebels advance. Faith communities adapt, ...
DRC crisis escalates as M23 advances, peace talks collapse
The situation in eastern DRC continues to deteriorate, with M23 rebels gaining ground and diplomatic efforts failing to ...
Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo
M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...
Congo rebel leader brushes off ceasefire call, vowing to fight on
The leader of a rebel alliance that has seized swathes of east Congo told Reuters on Thursday that insurgents were not bound ...
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M23 rebels capture another town in DR Congo, say Qatar-led mediation talks 'not our business'
But the leader of the M23 alliance dismissed the appeal, and said his forces were not fighting at Rwanda's behest. "We are Congolese who are fighting for a cause," Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo ...
Burundi sees its largest number of refugees arriving in decades during Congo's fighting
The United Nations says Burundi is seeing its largest influx of refugees in decades as tens of thousands of people flee the ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...
Minerals deal with US won’t stop fighting in DR of Congo, says rebel leader
Efforts to achieve a ceasefire collapsed last week after the rebels pulled out from talks being facilitated by Angola.