A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma, spreading their footprint in a blitz ...
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Rwandan and Congolese leaders to meet over eastern DRC conflict
Rwanda's President Paul Kagame was due to meet his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi in Tanzania on Saturday as regional ...
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Rwanda: DR Congo Officials Are Experts At Shifting Blame - Govt Spokesperson
DR Congo government officials have become experts at shifting blame instead of taking responsibility for governance and security on their territory, Yolande Makolo, the Rwanda government spokesperson, ...
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UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
The U.N.’s top human rights body has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ordered a team of experts to examine rights violations in the region ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo ‘s key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a stadium rally and promising safety under their ...
WEATHER: Mild temps today with rain on the way this weekend
Thursday morning the area will see dense fog and mild 40 degrees outside. Temps will stay steady today as the sun gradually ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles ...
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UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
UNITED NATIONS - A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been ...
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Malawi orders troops out of eastern DR Congo
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered defence forces to begin preparations for a withdrawal of its troops from eastern DR Congo, a statement said on Wednesday, February 5. ALSO READ: ...
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South African MPs question army’s alliance with genocidal militia in DR Congo
South African lawmakers on Tuesday, February 4 quizzed their defence minister and defence chief over their military’s association with FDLR, a militia formed by remnants of the masterminds of the 1994 ...
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UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at ...
Michigan county will remove 'peacemakers' Bible verse from jail entrance
A Bible verse will be removed from the entrance of a new jail in central Michigan after critics said it was a government endorsement of religion. “Blessed are the peacekeepers ...