Burundi, Uganda manoeuvre as DR Congo violence spreads
Countries bordering the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo sought to shore up defences on Wednesday as violence spreads ...
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DR Congo: M23-held Bukavu suffered wave of violence, looting
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have captured the city of Bukavu. As government forces retreated, a wave of violence and looting swept through the provincial capital.
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DRC: Treating the injured as the conflict expands
Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, ...
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Rebel-held ports in eastern DR Congo re-open as aid needs grow
Boat traffic resumes on Lake Kivu as M23 rebels take key cities in eastern Congo, allowing some aid access amid fears of a growing humanitarian crisis.
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Frightened residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
The M23 is the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.
As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by Congolese soldiers fleeing the rebel advance ...
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DR Congo gov’t confirms M23’s entry into Bukavu
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) condemned on Sunday the entry of the March 23 Movement (M23) ...
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As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
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Rwanda-Backed Rebels' Seizure of Congo Cities Sparks International Outcry
The UN's human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing children and attacking hospitals in eastern Congo.