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Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo
European countries are stepping up military aid and economic investment in Rwanda, said to be an ally in keeping order in the ...
Why Congo’s Vast Army Is Struggling to Fight a Far Smaller Militia
The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.
Islamic State-linked rebels in fresh attack in eastern Congo kill 9 villagers
Islamic State-linked rebels have killed at least nine villagers in an attack in Congo’s conflict-battered east ...
Washington Examiner27d
Why is war breaking out in the Congo?
The order triggered what was to become the first Congo War. Rwanda, Uganda, and Angola began backing the Alliance of Democratic Forces for the liberation of Congo under Laurent-Desire Kabila ...
The New York Times24d
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 ...
BBC26d
What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than ... acts that were met with international opprobrium and accusations of war crimes and human ...
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M23 rebels face Burundian forces in eastern Congo, heightening war fears
It accuses Congo's military of joining forces with Hutu ... Under the peace deal that ended Burundi's 1993-2005 civil war, which killed 300,000 people, its military put in place an ethnic quota ...
Reuters1mon
Militia kills at least 51 civilians in east Congo village attack
BUNIA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Armed militants killed more than 51 civilians in an attack on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a village chief ...
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War in Congo: Trapped in a spiral of violence
The film draws on the UN Mapping Report, which records the war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in the Congo between March 1993 and June 2003. The report names the perpetrators, which ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
The United Nations is also “gravely concerned” at losing Bukavu’s Kavumu airport, which is now used by Congo’s military, she said. Néné Bintou, president of the civil society of South ...
Bloomberg L.P.24d
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.
Clashes continue in eastern Congo days after attack on civilians left many dead
(Reuters) -Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway on Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km (62 miles) north of Goma in eastern Congo, residents said, days after a nearby attack ...