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Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern Congo conflict

Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders starting on Friday to discuss the conflict in its east, where Rwandan-backed rebels are seizing more territory.

Daily Journal · 17h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres call

DW on MSN · 1h

UN rights chief warns against 'escalating' DR Congo conflict

The UN Human Rights Council is considering whether to launch an investigation into alleged abuses committed in eastern Congo on Kinshasa's request. Rwanda alleged it was responding to an "imminent" threat from Congo.

AFP on MSN · 1h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group were threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had "never been higher".

Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble

Reuters · 1d

Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rebels in Congo Capture Town Despite Ceasefire, Sources Say

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the town of Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday - an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

The Economist · 22h

A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on

The group has made dramatic advances in Congo’s North Kivu province since re-emerging as a force in late 2021. It has repeatedly denied receiving support from Rwanda. And the government in Kigali equivocates about its support for the rebels.

Anadolu Ajansi23m

3 international aid workers killed in attack as African leaders are set to discuss DR Congo crisis

Dieter Wuthrich, spokesman for Swiss Church Aid, told Anadolu in an emailed statement that three of the organization's local ...

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Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says

At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...

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South Africa: What does Ramaphosa have to win — or lose — in the DRC crisis?

Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. Kagame, meanwhile, took ...

34mon MSN

IOL EXCLUSIVE: Bodies of South African soldiers killed in DRC transported to Uganda, en route home

The soldiers' bodies were due to be repatriated to South Africa on Wednesday. However, the SANDF on Thursday stated that all administrative processes were completed and handed over to the United ...

SA People on MSN2d

South Africa soldiers killed in DR Congo due home on Wednesday

The remains of 14 South African soldiers killed in the conflict in eastern DR Congo more than a week ago are due home on ...

The New Times on MSN18h

SADC mission in DR Congo should withdraw, says South African defence analyst

A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its withdrawal.

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South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong

The Southern African Development Community intervention force in the mission in the DRC is outgunned and outmanned.

U.S. News & World Report7d

Congo Losses Expose Limit of South Africa's Diplomatic Ambitions

Congo Losses Expose Limit of South Africa's Diplomatic Ambitions By Tim Cocks JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) -South Africa often uses its diplomatic heft to position itself as defender of the ...

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Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital

Rwanda's leader also threatened to “deal” with any confrontation with South Africa, which has complained that fighting in eastern Congo has left South African peacekeepers dead. In his first ...

Anadolu Ajansi9d

M23 rebels in Congo using advanced arms similar to Israeli military: South African former general

M23 rebels fighting the Congolese army in eastern Congo are using advanced weapons and equipment similar to those used by the ...

Defence Web2h

Guterres says eastern DR Congo crisis needs mediation, not military intervention

Ahead of tomorrow’s summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Dar es Salaam, United Nations (UN) ...

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