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More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime minister said Monday, as the European Union announced it would review an agreement with Rwanda on critical raw materials.

The Washington Post · 5h

Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo

Gulf News on MSN · 2h

Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM

Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said on Monday. The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has seized large swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC -- including the main cities of Goma and Bukavu -- in the face of limited resistance from Congolese forces.

Congo Suspends Cobalt Exports for Four Months

Reuters · 6h

Congo suspends cobalt exports for four months to counter oversupply, Bloomberg News reports

The Democratic Republic of Congo says it has suspended cobalt exports for four months to rein in oversupply of the battery metal on the international market, Bloomberg News reported on Monday.

Mining Weekly · 6h

Congo suspends cobalt exports for four months amid oversupply

The Democratic Republic of Congo says it’s suspending cobalt exports for four months to rein in oversupply of the battery metal on the international market. Cobalt production in Congo – which produces about three-quarters of the world’s supply of the material used in electric-vehicle batteries – has soared in recent years,

The Star · 1h

DR Congo to suspend cobalt exports for 4 months

The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has announced a four-month suspension of cobalt exports to regulate supply amid concerns of overproduction in the global market, authorities said Monday.

Congo's president says he'll create a unity government

The Associated Press on MSN · 23h

Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads

Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Congo President Plans Unity Government in Response to Eastern Crisis

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern provinces.

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 1d

DR Congo president to hold talks to form unity government

M23 rebels, supported by about 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda, according to UN experts, have been leading an insurgency in the central African country since last month. The rebels captured the eastern city of Goma,

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Fighting in Congo has killed 7,000 since January, DRC prime minister says

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...

At least 7,000 have died in Congo this year, country's PM tells UN's human rights council

Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...

What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

Kagame's 'hatchet man' Kabarebe, named by US as Rwanda's liaison to Congo rebels

When Rwanda's ex-spy chief Patrick Karegeya was murdered in South Africa in 2014, his former brother-in-arms James Kabarebe ...

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How DR Congo's Tutsis become foreigners in their own country

Meanwhile, Tutsi refugees began arriving in DR Congo, fleeing waves of ethnic violence in Rwanda and Burundi. Both countries ...

The EastAfrican57m

Kenyatta, Obasanjo, Hailemariam to co-facilitate merged Congo peace bid

The decision on facilitators is both a compromise and meant to address the trust deficit that has existed in the last one ...

National Catholic Register1d

Locals Call for Prayer as 70 Bodies Found in Democratic Republic of Congo Church After Attack

As armed attacks intensify in North Kivu, villagers plead for prayers after discovering dozens of victims inside a Protestant ...

UK will impose sanctions on Rwanda 'soon' in response to Congo conflict

Britain will introduce sanctions soon against Rwanda over fighting in neighbouring Congo, a minister in the UK Foreign Office ...

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Congo Suspends Cobalt Exports for Four Months

Congo's president says he'll create a unity government

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