UN rights chief warns of spread of Congo crisis at emergency UN meeting
The U.N. human rights chief said on Friday that he was deeply disturbed by the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urging all ...
Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
By Yassin Kombi and David Lewis GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -As an East African bloc urged an immediate ...
UN human rights boss says Congo rebellion could spread into neighbouring countries
Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
Kivu’s forgotten voices: The human cost of Congo’s endless conflict
In the eastern reaches of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where the shimmering waters of Lake Kivu meet rolling green ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...
Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'
The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on ...
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Congo vs Rwanda: African Court to hear Kinshasa's case
It is a major test of the court's ability to mediate major interstate conflicts within its jurisdiction, now in real time.
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Congo’s foreign minister describes unstable conditions as rebels seize territory
Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group ... facto occupation of sovereign Democratic Congo territory by the Rwandan Defense Forces.
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a 'declaration of war'
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured ... statement late Sunday and urged the rebels to withdraw from the territory they'd claimed. The M23 has made significant territorial ...
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Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south
Congo and Rwanda are both members of the East Africa bloc along with Kenya, Tanzania and other states. Tshisekedi did not attend the summit while Rwanda's President Paul Kagame did. M23 rebels ...