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Eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 signals Uvira exit after swift seizure in eastern Congo
M23 rebels backed by Rwanda say they plan to pull out of Uvira, a key eastern Congolese city they captured last week, even as violence continues to spread across the region despite a U.S.-brokered peace agreement. The announcement was made on Tuesday by Corneille Nangaa, head of the Congo River Alliance, a coalition that includes…
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Roger Lumbala: Ex-Congo rebel leader sentenced to 30 years in France for atrocities long left unpunished
A French court on Monday gave former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala a 30-year prison...
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U.S. to host crucial peace signing between the presidents of Congo and Rwanda
The United States will host the presidents of the Congo and Rwanda as they sign a crucial peace...
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Health crisis deepens in eastern Congo as over 80% of health facilities run short of medicines, Red Cross reveals
More than 200 health facilities in eastern Congo are running out of essential medicines as...
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Death toll in Congo rebel attacks rises to 89
The death toll from rebel violence in eastern Congo has gone up, with officials confirming that 89 civilians were killed in two separate attacks this week. Authorities reported that 71 people lost their...
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Rebels kill 60 in eastern Congo
At least 60 people were brutally killed overnight in eastern Congo when suspected Islamic State–linked rebels struck a village during a burial ceremony, an official confirmed. The massacre occurred...
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Trump claims he ended Congo’s war, but residents say fighting persists
U.S. President Donald Trump has again claimed credit for ending the conflict in eastern Congo, boasting that his intervention stopped what he called “a vicious war.” But on the ground, residents,...
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M23 rebels dismiss HRW’s report linking them to eastern Congo massacres
The rebel movement M23, accused of atrocities in eastern Congo, has pushed back against fresh allegations, rejecting a new rights report that links it to a string of massacres. In a statement Wednesday...
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M23 rebels kill over 140 civilians in eastern Congo – Human Rights Watch reports
At least 140 civilians were killed in eastern Congo in July, reportedly by Rwanda-backed rebels, in what a human rights organization has described as “summary executions.” Human Rights Watch...
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U.S. imposes sanctions on armed group and firms profiting from Congo’s conflict minerals
The United States has imposed sanctions on an armed group accused of exploiting mineral wealth in eastern Congo. According to a senior U.S. official speaking anonymously ahead of Tuesday’s announcement,...
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Rwanda-backed rebels kill 319 in eastern Congo amid fragile peace talks – U.N. says
In one of the deadliest waves of violence in recent years, at least 319 people were killed in a series of massacres carried out by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo, according to a Wednesday statement...
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Congo and Rwanda sign U.S.-brokered peace deal amid fears over minerals and rebel resistance
After decades of brutal conflict in eastern Congo, a new peace accord signed between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda has stirred cautious hope for change. The deal, brokered by the United States...
