3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo
8 months, 2 weeks ago

3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Three Tanzanian soldiers were killed and three others injured after a mortar shell landed near their camp in eastern Congo, where the Tanzanians are deployed under the banner of a regional bloc to help quell violence. President Felix Tshisekedi of Congo blames neighboring Rwanda for providing military support to the M23, an allegation Rwandan officials no longer deny after the U.S. earlier this year described the group as backed by Rwanda. Rwandan President Paul Kagame told reporters Monday that the M23 deserve to be supported because they are struggling for the rights of Congolese Tutsis who “have been denied their rights as citizens of that country.” “They are called Tutsis of Rwanda,” he said, responding to a question about whether Rwanda actively supports the violent armed group. “Those who accuse us, I would ask them why they actually don’t support M23 themselves.” Rwandan authorities oppose the deployment in eastern Congo of peacekeepers from SADC, saying they are interfering in an internal problem that only Congolese can solve.

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Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
1 week, 1 day ago

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group intensified in eastern Congo in recent days ahead of much anticipated peace talks on Sunday, the army said. Congo’s army accused the M23 of killing 12 civilians earlier this week in villages of the Lubero territory in the eastern province of North-Kivu in a statement on Friday. …

Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Kenya police boss denies reports officers in Haiti peacekeeping mission haven’t been paid in months

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Kenya’s top police official has denied reports that officers serving in the United Nations-backed multinational peacekeeping mission in Haiti have gone unpaid for three months. The police inspector general, Douglas Kanja, on Thursday said officers in Haiti had been paid “up to the end of October.” He was reacting to Kenyan media reports citing deployed officers who …

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks
3 weeks, 2 days ago

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

Associated Press  

ARUSHA, Tanzania — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A communique read at the end of the closed-door meeting of the East African Community in Arusha, …

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year
1 month ago

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to fight rebels in conflict-torn eastern Congo, and also pledged to work toward peace in Mozambique, where disputed elections stoked unrest. The leaders were meeting in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, for an extraordinary summit under the umbrella of the Southern African Development …

Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s east
1 month ago

Congo accuses rebel group of ‘ethnic cleansing’ in country’s east

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s government on Tuesday accused the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group of “ethnic cleansing” in the central African nation’s east. M23, or the March 23 Movement, is a rebel military group mainly made up of ethnic Tutsis who broke away from the Congolese army just over a decade ago. The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its …

13 killed, many kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo
1 month ago

13 killed, many kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo

Deccan Chronicle  

Kinshasa: At least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, local authorities said on Saturday. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, which has ties to IS, killed civilians in Mabisio village in North Kivu province, said the area's administrator, Col. Alain Kiwewa, on state television. Eastern Congo has …

At least 13 killed, many others kidnapped by extremist rebels in Congo
1 month ago

At least 13 killed, many others kidnapped by extremist rebels in Congo

Hindustan Times  

At least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, local authorities said Saturday. Eastern Congo has struggled with armed violence for decades as more than 120 groups fight for power, land and valuable mineral resources. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, which has ties to IS, killed civilians …

A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home
5 months ago

A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — The United States late Wednesday announced the extension of a humanitarian truce that had reduced fighting in eastern Congo even as violence and human rights abuses continue there, leading to calls for an end to the conflict to allow displaced people to return home. The violence concentrated in the eastern North Kivu province has resulted not just …

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23
5 months, 1 week ago

As Rwanda votes, tensions with neighbouring DR Congo deepen over M23

Al Jazeera  

As Rwandans go to the polls for presidential and legislative elections, some 9.7 million people are voting in an atmosphere of peace and stability. According to the UN expert group report, 3,000 to 4,000 Rwanda Defence Force members are fighting alongside the M23 in DRC. Government spokesperson Yolanda Makolo did not outrightly deny RDF’s presence in the DRC while speaking …

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
5 months, 1 week ago

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. “We don’t see the benefit of a humanitarian truce if humanitarian aid does not reach …

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
5 months, 1 week ago

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday. The Rwandan forces’ “de facto control and direction over M23 operations also renders Rwanda liable for the actions of M23,” the panel of experts …

Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached “alarming levels” and risked provoking a wider regional conflict. Keita said that as U.N. experts have documented, “the government of Rwanda has reinforced its support to the M23, enabling it to make major territorial …

2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict
5 months, 3 weeks ago

2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Two staff members of the foreign aid group Tearfund were killed when their convoy was attacked in eastern Congo, the organization said, the latest in a series of attacks targeting aid groups and residents in the region. The aid workers were killed on Sunday after their convoy had arrived in Butembo city in North Kivu province, where …

UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo
7 months, 3 weeks ago

UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

The UN mission has been told to leave due to inefficiency in protecting civilians from armed conflict. UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric told a briefing at the organisation’s headquarters in New York on Thursday that peacekeepers from Pakistan, who constituted the bulk of the forces deployed in South Kivu province, are leaving after more than 20 years of service. The Rwandan-backed …

Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east is deteriorating with rebel group expanding territory, UN says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Security in Congo’s mineral-rich east has deteriorated since recent elections, with a rebel group allegedly linked to neighboring Rwanda making “significant advances and expanding its territory,” the U.N. special envoy for the conflict-wracked African nation said Wednesday. U.S. deputy ambassador Robert Wood again condemned “the aggressive military incursion” into eastern Congo by the M23 rebel group and …

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says
9 months, 1 week ago

Congo faces unprecedented crisis as violence displaces 250,000 in the last month, a UN official says

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Escalating violence in Congo’s eastern region has displaced at least 250,000 people in the last month, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday, describing the situation as an unprecedented humanitarian crisis. Amid intensified fighting with security forces, the M23 rebel group — the most dominant in the region with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda — has continued …

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from DR Congo’s restive east
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN peacekeepers begin pullout from DR Congo’s restive east

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations on Wednesday started pulling peacekeepers out of Democratic Republic of the Congo, moving to end a 25-year presence amid rising violence in the east of the long-troubled African nation. The withdrawal of the UN forces comes as thousands of civilians have been displaced by heavy fighting between the Congolese armed forces and the M23 rebel group in …

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country
9 months, 3 weeks ago

UN hands over 1st military base in Congo to begin its drawdown after decades in the country

Associated Press  

KAMANYOLA, Congo — United Nations peacekeepers handed over their first military base to security forces in eastern Congo on Wednesday as part of an eventual withdrawal after decades of operating in the country. Peacekeepers transferred responsibility and equipment at its base in Kamanyola in South Kivu province to Congo’s national police as part of a phased drawdown agreed upon between …

UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates
10 months ago

UN Security Council sanctions rebels in DR Congo as violence escalates

Al Jazeera  

A committee imposes an arms embargo, travel ban and asset freeze on leaders of six armed groups fighting in the mineral-rich region. The United Nations Security Council has sanctioned the leaders of six armed groups fighting in the Democratic Republic of the Congo amid escalating violence in the country’s restive northeastern region. “We are pleased that as of today, six …

Why is fighting flaring in eastern Congo?
10 months ago

Why is fighting flaring in eastern Congo?

Firstpost  

Violent clashes have escalated between Democratic Republic of Congo ’s army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo. Violent clashes between the Democratic Republic of the Congo army and Rwandan-backed M23 Tutsi-led rebels in eastern Congo have killed scores and displaced hundreds of thousands of people. For years, eastern Congo has been plagued by conflict, with M23 one of …

What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
10 months ago

What’s happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Aid organizations fear a new humanitarian crisis in the restive eastern Congo region, where the renowned armed rebel group M23 is in the midst of a new advance that threatens to cut off a major city and leave millions of people struggling for food and medical help. Eastern Congo has been beset by conflict for …

Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo
10 months ago

Rwanda rejects US calls for withdrawal of missiles and troops from eastern Congo

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Authorities in Rwanda on Monday rejected U.S. calls for the withdrawal of troops and missile systems from eastern Congo, saying they are defending Rwandan territory as Congo carries out a “dramatic military build-up” near the border. Rwanda’s Foreign Ministry in a statement spoke of threats to Rwandan national security stemming from the presence in Congo of an …

CODECO rebel attack kills 15 people in eastern DR Congo
10 months ago

CODECO rebel attack kills 15 people in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Violence has been on the rise in the conflict-hit eastern DR Congo in recent weeks as multiple armed groups wreak havoc. Armed rebels have killed 15 people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s troubled Ituri province, local sources said on Sunday, in the second such attack in days. CODECO fighters ambushed users of a road near the village of Tali …

US condemns Rwanda’s support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal
10 months ago

US condemns Rwanda’s support of armed M23 rebels in eastern Congo and calls for troop withdrawal

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — The U.S. has condemned Saturday Rwanda’s support of the armed M23 group in eastern Congo, whose rebellion has caused the displacement of hundreds of thousands of people, and called on the rebel group to “cease hostilities.” The U.S. State Department in a statement strongly criticized “the worsening violence. caused by the actions of the Rwanda-backed, U.S.- and …

2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest
10 months, 1 week ago

2 South African soldiers killed by a mortar explosion in eastern Congo amid unrest

Associated Press  

CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Two South African soldiers were killed and three injured when a mortar landed in their base in eastern Congo amid increased unrest in the region, the South African armed forces said Thursday. The South African National Defence Force, which oversees all of the country’s armed forces, said it believed the mortar explosion on Wednesday was …

3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates
10 months, 1 week ago

3 dead in bombing attack on Congo displacement camp as violence in the east escalates

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A group of rebels bombed a displacement camp in eastern Congo’s North Kivu province killing three civilians and injuring eight others, a local civil society group said Tuesday, as violence in the conflict-hit region sparked protests and a humanitarian group warned that thousands are facing limited access to aid. A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring …

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country's leader rules out talks with Rwanda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country's leader rules out talks with Rwanda

The Hindu  

January 31, 2024 12:53 pm | Updated 12:54 pm IST - Kinshasa “Militants killed at least 12 villagers in a spate of attacks in eastern Congo,” a local official and a civil society leader said as the country’s President ruled out dialogue with neighbouring Rwanda over a related conflict. The killings in Congo's North Kivu province took place on January …

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country’s leader rules out talks with Rwanda
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Militants in eastern Congo kill 12 villagers as country’s leader rules out talks with Rwanda

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Militants killed at least 12 villagers in a spate of attacks in eastern Congo, a local official and a civil society leader said as the country’s president ruled out dialogue with neighboring Rwanda over a related conflict. The killings in Congo’s North Kivu province took place on Tuesday and were carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces, …

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Congo rebel group kills at least 19 people in attack on eastern town

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — At least 19 people were killed when rebels attacked a town in Congo’s North Kivu province, the army said late Thursday, the latest violence in the country’s conflict-battered east. The rebels shelled the town of Mweso, where they “indiscriminately dropped mortar bombs,” which also injured 27 other civilians, army spokesman Lt. Col. Guillaume N’djike Kaïko said in …

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024
11 months, 1 week ago

All UN peacekeepers to leave DR Congo by end of 2024

Al Jazeera  

In first phase of the withdrawal, about 2,000 UN troops will leave the restive eastern areas by the end of April. Numerous armed groups, including the ​​Allied Democratic Forces and M23, are active in restive eastern areas such as North Kivu, South Kivu and Ituri provinces, where civilians face violence and displacement. In the first phase, about 2,000 UN troops …

UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end
1 year ago

UN votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of peacekeepers from Congo by year’s end

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The Security Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to start the withdrawal of the U.N. peacekeeping force from Congo before the end of the year as the conflict-ridden country prepares to elect its next president on Wednesday. The resolution adopted by the U.N.’s most powerful body orders “the gradual, responsible and sustainable withdrawal” of the peacekeeping mission, known …

UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers
1 year ago

UN Security Council agrees to early withdrawal of DR Congo peacekeepers

Al Jazeera  

Congolese authorities have long accused UN forces of failing to protect civilians from armed groups in the eastern DRC. The 15-member body voted on Tuesday to draw down peacekeeping forces in the Central African nation about a year earlier than originally scheduled despite continued concerns over violence. Numerous armed groups, including the ​​Allied Democratic Forces and M23, are active in …

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says
1 year ago

Tensions between Congo and Rwanda heighten the risk of military confrontation, UN envoy says

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Tensions between Congo and Rwanda have escalated, heightening the risk of a military confrontation that could draw in Burundi, the top U.N. official in Congo warned the Security Council on Monday. She stressed that insecurity “has compounded the ongoing humanitarian crisis.” According to the U.N. humanitarian office, over 6.5 million people are displaced in Congo, 5.5 million …

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go
1 year ago

The UN peacekeeping mission in Mali ends after 10 years, following the junta’s pressure to go

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — The United Nations ended its 10-year peacekeeping mission in Mali on Monday following the government’s request that alleged the force was inadequate to respond to growing violent extremism in the West African nation. In June, however, Mali’s junta asked the U.N. mission to leave, claiming that its “future outlook doesn’t seem to respond to the security needs” …

Rebels in Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting intensifies
1 year ago

Rebels in Congo take key outpost in the east as peacekeepers withdraw and fighting intensifies

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Armed rebels seized a town in eastern Congo on Thursday after violently clashing with the army, which has taken on an expanded role as peacekeeping forces withdraw from the mineral-rich, conflict-stricken region. “The inhabitants are moving en masse.” M23 is a large and powerful rebel group that operates near Congo’s border with Rwanda, a mineral-rich region where …

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
1 year ago

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions

Associated Press  

ACCRA, Ghana — The United Nations’ top peacekeeping official defended the organization’s missions worldwide as concerns grow that they’ve gone into retreat as African leaders demand their withdrawal from Mali to Congo. Though Lacroix lamented how the peacekeeping budget was a mere 0.3% of global military spending, he also noted that it provides a good return on investment as peacekeepers …

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions
1 year ago

United Nations bemoans struggles to fund peacekeeping as nations demand withdrawal of missions

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The United Nations' top peacekeeping …

Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo’s east, raising further concerns about election safety
1 year, 1 month ago

Rebels claim to capture more ground in Congo’s east, raising further concerns about election safety

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A rebel group with alleged links to neighboring Rwanda claimed Wednesday to have seized a key town in Congo’s conflict-hit eastern region amid intense fighting, raising further security concerns ahead of the country’s Dec. 20 presidential election. Mweso town, which is about 100 kilometres from the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma, came under the control of …

Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration
1 year, 1 month ago

Congo and the UN sign a deal for peacekeepers to withdraw after more than 2 decades and frustration

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Congo’s foreign minister and the head of the United Nations stabilization mission in Congo signed agreements Tuesday to end the presence of U.N. peacekeepers after more than two decades in the Central African nation. Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula told national television that the ceremony marked the end of a collaboration “which has proved its limits in …

32 killed in attacks in the Abyei region, which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan
1 year, 1 month ago

32 killed in attacks in the Abyei region, which is disputed between Sudan and South Sudan

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Heavy fighting Sunday in a disputed region claimed by both Sudan and South Sudan killed at least 32 people, a regional official said. Abyei information minister Bolis Kuoch said 32 people including women and children were killed and 20 others wounded, “but the clashes have now stopped and the situation calmed down.” He initially reported that a …

Extremist-linked rebels kill at least 44 villagers in separate attacks in Congo’s volatile east
1 year, 1 month ago

Extremist-linked rebels kill at least 44 villagers in separate attacks in Congo’s volatile east

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Extremist-linked rebels have killed at least 44 villagers in separate attacks in Congo’s volatile east, local authorities and civil society leaders said Tuesday. The Allied Democratic Forces rebels with ties to the Islamic State group attacked Kishanga village in North Kivu province on Sunday night and killed 33 people including a member of the Congolese army, said …

United Nations suspends pullout of African Union troops from Somalia as battles with militants rage
1 year, 1 month ago

United Nations suspends pullout of African Union troops from Somalia as battles with militants rage

Associated Press  

NAIROBI,Kenya — The United Nations Security Council on Thursday suspended for a period of three months the pullout of African Union troop from Somalia, where fighting rages with al-Qaida’s affiliate in East Africa. Somalia’s request was supported by the African Union, all countries that contribute soldiers to the force and the council, which agreed to delay the pullout of the …

The massive displacement in Congo | Explained
1 year, 1 month ago

The massive displacement in Congo | Explained

The Hindu  

November 07, 2023 10:41 pm | Updated November 13, 2023 12:23 pm IST The story so far: On October 30, the UN International Organization of Migration reported that the number of people who have been internally displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo has risen to 6.9 million. Since then, the eastern DRC, bordering Rwanda, has been facing insurgency perpetrated …

US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions
1 year, 1 month ago

US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has urged Rwanda and Congo to de-escalate tensions and withdraw troops from their border following increased fighting that has displaced nearly 7 million people. Blinken spoke separately by phone with Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame about the “volatile situation and worsening humanitarian crisis along the border,” the …

Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December
1 year, 2 months ago

Congo orders regional peacekeepers to leave by December

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Congo’s government spokesperson has said that the East African regional force would have to leave the country by Dec. 8 because of a “lack of satisfactory results on the ground” as agreed on during a regional meeting. Partick Muyaya told journalists on Monday night that the East African Community, or EAC, force must leave the country “because …

Why Kenya volunteered to lead UN-approved forces to Haiti
1 year, 2 months ago

Why Kenya volunteered to lead UN-approved forces to Haiti

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations Security Council on Monday approved the deployment of international forces led by Kenya to curb escalating gang violence in Haiti. “The Haitian people say thank you very much to the Security Council and the Secretary-General of the United Nations,” Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry said on X, formerly Twitter, shortly after the UN vote. “This mandate is …

Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw
1 year, 3 months ago

Mali’s junta struggles to fight growing violence in a northern region as UN peacekeepers withdraw

Associated Press  

BAMAKO, Mali — Attacks in northern Mali have more than doubled since U.N. peacekeepers completed the first phase of their withdrawal last month after a decade of fighting Islamic extremists, resulting in more than 150 deaths. After more than three years in power, Mali’s military junta is struggling to fight growing violence in a hard-hit northern region after demanding the …

Congo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year
1 year, 3 months ago

Congo’s president wants the large UN peacekeeping mission to start leaving the country this year

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Congo’s president wants the world’s second largest United Nations peacekeeping force to move up its departure from the country, starting this December, saying it has failed to rein in conflicts in the country’s east. President Felix-Antoine Tshisekedi in an address at the annual United Nations gathering of world leaders on Wednesday accused the 17,000-strong peacekeeping mission of …

A Kenyan military helicopter has crashed near Somalia, and sources say all 8 on board have died
1 year, 3 months ago

A Kenyan military helicopter has crashed near Somalia, and sources say all 8 on board have died

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A military helicopter crash in Kenya near the border with Somalia has killed at least eight people, officials said Tuesday. Kenyan defense forces operate in the area to help deter al-Qaida-linked extremists from the al-Shabab group, based across the border in Somalia. A defense and a police officials, speaking on condition of anonymity because they were not …

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