DRC, Congo

Fighting in Congo has killed 7,000 since January, DRC prime minister says
7,000 killed since January in fighting in DRC, prime minister says
 · 2hCourthouse News Service
Over 7,000 killed in eastern Congo since January: PM
The M23 movement, supported by some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to U.N. experts, now controls large tracts of troubled eastern Congo. Its rapid advance has sent tens of thousands fleeing.
U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
M23 pushes deeper in east DRC, UN urges Rwanda forces to leave
DRC Conflict: UNSC calls on Rwanda troops to leave
VOA60 Africa - UN: M23 armed group advancing on strategic zones in eastern DRC
The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern DRC after taking two key cities, Goma and Bukavu, according to the United Nations on Wednesday. U.N. Security Council members met on Wednesday in hopes of averting the widening of conflict into a regional war.
Rwanda says DRC criticism of Arsenal, Bayern and PSG deals threatens regional peace
Rwanda on Thursday described recent criticism of its Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St Germain sponsorship deals by the Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister as a threat to regional peace and stability.
M23 Rebels Take Bukavu, Control DRC's Border With Rwanda
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have taken Democratic Republic of Congo’s strategic city of Bukavu in the country’s mineral-rich east. This means M23 now controls all of eastern Congo's border with Rwanda along Lake Kivu,
Why Dikembe Mutombo was 'more than a superstar' to the NBA, the DRC and Africa
Dr. Groesbeck Parham remembers walking the streets of Atlanta with the late Dikembe Mutombo. "I was there visiting, and he had to get his passport renewed, so we parked the car and we were walking here and then we went and had lunch and whatnot.
Glencore says it rejected an approach for its DRC operations last year
Miner and commodity trader Glencore said on Friday it had rejected an unsolicited approach from an unnamed buyer for its operations in the Democratic Republic of Congo at the end of last year.
DR Congo singer killed filming video in conflict city
Delcat Idengo's music, termed revolutionary by fans, was critical of both the Congolese government and rebel groups A popular musician in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been killed while filming a music video in the conflict-hit eastern town of Goma.
7,000 killed since January in fighting in DRC, says Congo prime minister
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the DRC told a high-level meeting of the Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday.
Families receive remains of the 14 South African soldiers killed in eastern DRC
The remains of 14 South African peacekeepers killed in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been repatriated to the country on Thursday at the Air Force Base Swartkop in Pretoria.
Humanitarian catastrophe looms in east Congo as rebels push south, official says
The advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province threatens to trigger a humanitarian catastrophe in an area already housing thousands of displaced people,
European Parliament Seeks Freeze on EU Aid to Rwanda Over Congo Conflict
The European Parliament urged the European Union on Thursday to freeze direct budget support for Rwanda until it breaks links with Tutsi-led M23 rebels and allows humanitarian access to areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo where they advanced.