Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...
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AU, stop the DR Congo carnage
THE African Union is in deep slumber as the Democratic Republic of Congo bleeds. Over 900 people were reported killed in Goma ...
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DR Congo: M23 calls out Congolese forces as cases of violence, abuse emerge in South Kivu
The security situation in South Kivu of DR Congo has reportedly deteriorated amid reports of violence, looting, and abuses propagated by the Congolese army coalition including the Wazalendo militia.
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African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire
The rebels - fighting government forces - have seized vast swathes of land in the eastern DR Congo, including the city of Goma. Their push towards Bukavu has raised fears of a wider regional war ...
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DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire
A summit of African leaders to address the crisis in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... The offensive has raised fears of regional war, given that several countries are engaged in ...
The Rwandan Genocide Echoes in DR Congo Strife
Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.
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DR Congo prison break horror saw 168 women raped and buildings set on fire to kill children
Over 160 women have been raped and children killed in fires after a prison break in war-torn DR Congo, the the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights has said. Inmates escaped the ...
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South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
Ramaphosa also insisted, in a later statement, that the presence of South African troops in DR Congo was not a "declaration of war against any country or state" - an apparent reference to Rwanda ...