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Crisis in Congo: Rising Casualties and Health Risks
The World Health Organization reports that over 2,000 people have been wounded and 45 have died due to fighting in Congo's Goma region. The clashes have heightened the risk of spreading diseases such ...
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Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
Deep in the heart of a lush green forest, an excavator is hard at work, turning over the earth in search of gold. The surrounding landscape is devastated — centuries-old trees have been uprooted, and ...
The Economist1h
The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
The Africa Report3h
DRC: Rwanda‑backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’
Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...
Agence Congolaise de Presse on MSN4h
Kinshasa : dénonciation de l’accord UE-Rwanda dans un mémoadressé aux ambassades en RDC
Kinshasa, 30 janvier 2025 (ACP).- L’accord entre l’Union européenne (UE) et le Rwanda sur les minerais a été dénoncé mercredi, dans le mémo d’un mouvement citoyen adressé à plusieurs ambassades occide ...
The Victoria Advocate4h
Rwanda-backed M23 pledges to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of ...
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UN evacuates staff to Uganda following conflict in eastern DR Congo
Uganda said on Tuesday that the United Nations has evacuated part of its staff from Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic ...
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M23 rebels tighten grip on DRC’s Goma as Romanian mercenaries leave
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, consolidated control on Wednesday over several districts of Goma, the city in the eastern ...
DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma
President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.
La Nouvelle Tribune6h
Rwanda – RDC : la crise va-t-elle s’étendre à un autre pays
Une tension croissante entre la République démocratique du Congo (RDC) et le Rwanda domine l’actualité régionale ces derniers ...
Access WDUN6h
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of Goma ...
The Victoria Advocate7h
DR Congo leader vows 'vigorous' response as Rwanda-backed fighters advance
DR Congo's president has vowed a "vigorous" military response against Rwandan-backed fighters who have advanced further in the mineral-rich east of the country after seizing most of the region's main ...