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Rwandan rebels' fate clouds Trump's vision for mineral-rich Congo
Moves to end fighting in eastern Congo that are essential to U.S. President Donald Trump's plans for a mining bonanza in the region are meant to get underway by Sunday, but the future of a small rebel ...
12 rescued from collapsed gold mine in Congo and an unknown number of miners remain trapped
Twelve people have been rescued from a collapsed gold mine in eastern Congo. The mine, located in South Kivu province, collapsed on Sunday after a landslide.
UN Says Rwanda-backed Militia Denied Investigators Access To East DR Congo
A United Nations fact-finding mission was denied access by the M23 to the parts of the Democratic Republic of Congo under the Rwanda-backed militia's control, the UN rights body said on Wednesday.
Gold Miners Feared Dead in Congo After Landslide
Thousands of people were working on the informal mining site in eastern Congo, in an area controlled by an armed militia.
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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in ...
M23 forcing local alliances in Congo. Unlike in 2012, when the M23 took Goma in a campaign led by Kinyarwanda-speaking fighters pushing mainly for their full integration into the Congolese army ...
How has Goma changed under M23 fighters?
The city of Goma in the conflict-hit east of the Democratic Republic of Congo was seized by the M23 armed group earlier this year after intense fighting with government forces. How has the city ...
DRC – Rwanda backed M23 militia sign ceasefire agreement in Doha after months of wanton violence
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel militia have signed a new ceasefire agreement, bringing a halt to the massive violence that has ravaged the DRC’s mineral-rich eastern ...
As Congo moves toward peace, US aid vanishes
As the Senate prepares to take up the rescissions package, lawmakers should remember: Peacekeeping isn’t charity, it’s ...