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China backs peace in Africa area
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China backs peace in Africa area

China Daily  

Civil society workers arrange coffins of civilians killed during the clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a mourning ceremony held at the Stade de l'Unite in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 2, 2024. China’s envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated support for the Democratic Republic …

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The world’s neglecting vulnerable displaced people. Here’s where it’s worst
6 months, 3 weeks ago

The world’s neglecting vulnerable displaced people. Here’s where it’s worst

Al Jazeera  

A report by the Norwegian Refugee Council says nine out of the 10 countries on the list are African. Burkina Faso Burkina Faso has become an epicentre of armed group violence in Africa’s central Sahel region since the late 2010s, with thousands killed and hundreds of thousands displaced. Escalating violence forced more than one million Cameroonians to flee, with 1.1 …

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UN peacekeepers close base in preparation to leave DR Congo
7 months, 4 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 …

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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 …

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Aid groups sound alarm over escalating DR Congo violence
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Aid groups sound alarm over escalating DR Congo violence

Al Jazeera  

Civilians facing bombs, thousands forced to flee and lost children – aid organisations have again sounded the alarm over the impact of escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fresh fighting erupted on Thursday. In recent weeks “the increase in civilian casualties and the use of heavy weapons in populated areas, including in camps for displaced people, are …

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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 …

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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 …

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UN chief urges for immediate end of hostilities in Sudan
1 year, 7 months ago

UN chief urges for immediate end of hostilities in Sudan

China Daily  

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres BUJUMBURA -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an immediate end to violence in Sudan after meeting Burundian President Evariste Ndayishimiye in Bujumbura, the economic hub of Burundi, Friday. "We urge an immediate end of hostilities currently taking place in Sudan," said Guterres. "I had the opportunity to express my admiration for the remarkable …

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Civilians pay heavy price of worsening conflict in east DRC: UN
1 year, 9 months ago

Civilians pay heavy price of worsening conflict in east DRC: UN

Al Jazeera  

Escalating violence forced nearly 300,000 people to flee Rutshuru and Masisi territories of North Kivu province last month, UNHCR says. UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh said on Friday the violence had prompted nearly 300,000 people to flee across the Rutshuru and Masisi territories of the DRC’s North Kivu province in February. Expressing “great alarm”, Saltmarsh said the UNHCR and its partners …

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M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position in eastern DRC
2 years ago

M23 rebels pledge to retreat from key position in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Violence from the group has caused hundreds of thousands of people to flee in fear from the DRC’s volatile east region. The M23 rebel group, who have seized swaths of territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, have pledged to retreat from a strategic front-line position. In a statement on Friday, the rebels announced that it …

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UN mission denounces DR Congo ‘massacre’, calls for investigation
2 years ago

UN mission denounces DR Congo ‘massacre’, calls for investigation

Al Jazeera  

Peacekeeping mission condemns ‘appalling act’ as it calls for an immediate end to violence against civilians in the east. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has denounced the killings of 50 villagers allegedly by the M23 armed group in the country’s conflict-wracked east as it called for an investigation to “bring the perpetrators to justice”. …

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DRC schedules presidential elections for Dec 2023 amid M23 unrest
2 years ago

DRC schedules presidential elections for Dec 2023 amid M23 unrest

Al Jazeera  

The election, expected to cost $600m, comes amid ongoing violence by M23 rebels in the restive eastern region. The Democratic Republic of the Congo has said it will hold presidential and parliamentary elections on December 20, 2023, kicking off a year of complex preparations in the vast Central African country, large parts of which have been overrun by armed groups. …

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East Africa bloc announces peace talks for eastern DRC
2 years, 1 month ago

East Africa bloc announces peace talks for eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

The announcement came as Congolese troops clashed anew with the M23 north of the city of Goma in the volatile east. East African leaders on Sunday announced peace talks in a bid to stabilise the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where M23 rebels clashed with troops just north of its key city of Goma over the weekend. The seven-nation East …

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Clashes continue in DRC despite de-escalation pact with Rwanda
2 years, 5 months ago

Clashes continue in DRC despite de-escalation pact with Rwanda

Al Jazeera  

An M23 rebel spokesman said there was an exchange of fire after Congolese troops attacked a rebel position in the east. Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart Felix Tshisekedi met in Angola on Wednesday and agreed on a plan that included an immediate cessation of hostilities and the retreat of M23 fighters from Congo. M23 spokesman Willy Ngoma …

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UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict
2 years, 5 months ago

UN envoy warns of spiralling DRC conflict

Al Jazeera  

The United Nations envoy in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has warned that fighting in the east of the country could spiral out of control, amid reports of grave human right abuses in the region’s restive provinces. A recent flare-up of heavy fighting has revived decades-old animosities between the governments of DRC and neighbouring Rwanda, with the former blaming …

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Murder claims grip world-famous gorilla park in the DRC
2 years, 6 months ago

Murder claims grip world-famous gorilla park in the DRC

Al Jazeera  

A hulking eastern lowland gorilla glowers from his jungle lair as a photographer – just metres away – leans in, lifts his camera, and steadies the shot. The aid agency also said that following the ambassador’s visit to the park, they “organised a meeting between the ambassador and representatives of the Indigenous population as well as representatives of national NGOs …

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East Africa leaders agree regional force to quell DR Congo crisis
2 years, 6 months ago

East Africa leaders agree regional force to quell DR Congo crisis

Al Jazeera  

The decision comes as fighting restarts in DRC’s northeast, with Kinshasa blaming Rwanda for backing the M23 rebels. “The heads of state have instructed that the regional force, in cooperation with the DRC’s military and administrative forces, seek to stabilise and guarantee peace in DRC,” read the statement. “The problems affecting the region like the crisis in Congo need a …

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What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?
2 years, 6 months ago

What is the latest conflict in the DR Congo about?

Al Jazeera  

The Norwegian Refugee Council declared the situation in DR Congo to be the world’s most neglected refugee crisis – for the second year running. That space, especially its mineral-rich eastern region, has been the battleground for more than a hundred armed groups fighting for control of territory there or using it as a base to launch attacks into some of …

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East DR Congo violence worsening despite ‘state of siege’ – UN
2 years, 6 months ago

East DR Congo violence worsening despite ‘state of siege’ – UN

Al Jazeera  

Last April, the DRC declared a state of siege in North Kivu and Ituri provinces due to escalating attacks by militias. Security has deteriorated in two provinces in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo since the government placed them under military rule last year, United Nations experts have said. Last April, the government declared a state of siege in …

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DRC accuses Rwanda of sending disguised soldiers across border
2 years, 6 months ago

DRC accuses Rwanda of sending disguised soldiers across border

Al Jazeera  

Kigali dismisses accusations as fake as tensions between the two nations escalate over resurgent violence in DRC’s east. The armed forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have accused Rwanda of sending special forces in disguise into the country’s territory, marking the latest flashpoint in an escalating dispute between the two neighbours over resurgent violence in its east. DRC’s …

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Civilians in peril as tensions in DR Congo escalate: HRW
2 years, 6 months ago

Civilians in peril as tensions in DR Congo escalate: HRW

Al Jazeera  

Violence in the North Kivu province resumed on May 22, forcing tens of thousands of people to flee their homes. Fighting between government forces and armed groups in the conflict-torn North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of the Congo could seriously endanger the safety of civilians in the area, Human Rights Watch has said. In a statement late on …

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UN: Latest DRC violence has displaced more than 72,000 people
2 years, 6 months ago

UN: Latest DRC violence has displaced more than 72,000 people

Al Jazeera  

Eastern DR Congo has experienced near-constant conflict since 1996, in the aftermath of the Rwandan genocide. Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo over the past week between the army and M23 rebels has forced more than 72,000 people from their homes, the United Nations has said. The M23, a rebel group claiming to represent the interests of ethnic …

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The failed ‘state of siege’ in eastern DRC should not be extended
2 years, 7 months ago

The failed ‘state of siege’ in eastern DRC should not be extended

Al Jazeera  

There are much more promising strategies that could help bring sustainable peace to the region. Since then, the Congolese army, Ugandan forces, and the UN’s largest peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, have all been playing their part in a big push against the region’s myriad armed groups. A summit chaired by Kenya’s President Uhuru Kenyatta on April 21 agreed to deploy a …

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Suspected ADF attacks kill 16 people in eastern DR Congo
3 years ago

Suspected ADF attacks kill 16 people in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Violence follows launch of joint military operations against the armed group by the DRC and Uganda. Suspected fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces have killed 16 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in attacks that took place as a joint operation by Congolese and Ugandan forces against the armed group is currently under way. Local officials said on …

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