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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
1 month ago

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo

Associated Press  

KAMPALA, Uganda — Leaders from eastern and southern Africa on Saturday called for an immediate ceasefire in eastern Congo, where rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government, but also urged Congo’s president to directly negotiate with them. Rwandan President Paul Kagame attended the summit along with his South African counterpart, Cyril Ramaphosa, who has angered the Rwandans by deploying …

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Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
1 month, 1 week ago

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern Congo on Wednesday despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers from the provincial capital of Bukavu, civil society officials and residents told The Associated Press. Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as …

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Displaced people in DR Congo face uncertain future after fleeing Goma
1 month, 1 week ago

Displaced people in DR Congo face uncertain future after fleeing Goma

Al Jazeera  

Once crowded with white makeshift huts, the huge Kanyaruchinya camp for displaced people on the outskirts of Goma, in war-torn Democratic Republic of the Congo, looks eerily empty now. Since Goma was taken by Rwanda-backed M23 fighters last week, some 100,000 internally displaced people have left the jam-packed hillside, which they had called home for several years. The M23 offensive …

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Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Chaos in Congo's Goma: Embassies of Rwanda, France & US attacked; UN says dead bodies lie in streets

Firstpost  

A day after the rebels marched into the lakeside city, protesters in the capital attacked a UN compound and embassies including those of Rwanda, France and the United States, expressing anger at what they said was foreign interference Protesters clash with riot police forces in front of the French Embassy in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday. Reuters Dead …

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Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Bodies on streets, hospitals struggle, battles intensify in DR Congo’s Goma

Al Jazeera  

The M23 rebel group has declared the key city of Goma under its control, signalling a big blow to the Congolese army. DRC’s Rural Development Minister Muhindo Nzangi said the Congolese army controlled 80 percent of Goma, with Rwandan troops either on the city’s outskirts or back across the border. “The city is in real difficulty and if it hasn’t …

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Rebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the eastern Congo hub
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Rebels enter outskirts of Goma and close the airport in the eastern Congo hub

The Hindu  

Congolese rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key eastern city was no longer in use, the top U.N. official in the country said. The U.N. special representative for Congo, Bintu Keita, told an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Sunday that despite the support of international peacekeepers …

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At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps
10 months, 1 week ago

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps

Al Jazeera  

Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge. At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo …

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3 Tanzanian soldiers were killed as violence persists in eastern Congo
11 months 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 …

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A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo
1 year ago

A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

The resource-rich country, now facing a major rebel attack, has been racked by conflict for more than 30 years. On October 24, 1996, the Tutsi-dominated AFDL in Kivu and troops of the Rwandan army launched offensives in eastern DRC, sparking the First Congo War. In response, Rwanda backed a new rebel group, the Rally for Congolese Democracy which launched a …

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

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What's happening in eastern Congo and why aid groups are warning of a new humanitarian crisis
1 year ago

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

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 Aid organizations fear a new …

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US asks Congo and Rwanda to de-escalate tensions as fighting near their border displaces millions
1 year, 4 months 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 …

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Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort
2 years, 4 months ago

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

Associated Press  

NANJUA, Mozambique — Fleeing beheadings, shootings, rapes and kidnappings, nearly 1 million people are displaced by the Islamic extremist insurgency in northern Mozambique. They say their conditions are bleak and food assistance is meager but they’re afraid to return home because of continuing violence by the rebels who are now going by the name Islamic State Mozambique Province. “The terrorists …

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Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort
2 years, 4 months ago

Mozambique jihadi violence spreads despite military effort

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. “The terrorists are on the run permanently,” Mozambican President …

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UN: Latest DRC violence has displaced more than 72,000 people
2 years, 9 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 children colonial Belgium stole from African mothers
4 years, 1 month ago

The children colonial Belgium stole from African mothers

Al Jazeera  

Taken from their mothers in what is today the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda and Burundi, decades on a group of mixed-race elderly people are fighting the Belgian state for recognition and reparations. “When this kind of love is taken away from children, they’re going to carry that scar for the rest of their life,” Monique says. “It was …

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Ratko Mladic: How Sydney detective Bob Reid helped catch the 'Butcher of Bosnia'
7 years, 3 months ago

Ratko Mladic: How Sydney detective Bob Reid helped catch the 'Butcher of Bosnia'

ABC  

Plenty of Australian criminals know all about the persistence of detective Bob Reid. In the 1980s, he arrested Sydney's "Mr Sin" Abe Saffron on charges of tax evasion and helped put away corrupt former deputy commissioner of NSW police, Bill Allen. But the 16-year hunt for Ratko Mladic proved to be one of Reid's most difficult cases, and one many …

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