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Congo, M23 rebel group sign accord aiming to end eastern conflict
Congo’s government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group signed a declaration of principles on Saturday in Qatar, a move marking a tentative step toward ending one of Africa’s most enduring conflicts. The agreement sets the groundwork for a broader peace deal, with both sides pledging to reestablish state control in the volatile eastern regions and…
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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...
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U.N. peacekeeping chief meets leaders of M23 rebels amid ongoing violence in eastern Congo
For the first time since rebel forces took control of Goma, the head of the United Nations...
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Joseph Kabila: Former Congolese president visits rebel-held Goma for talks
Former President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, has quietly resurfaced...
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Amnesty accuses M23 rebels of war crimes in eastern Congo: torture, killings and enforced disappearances
Amnesty International has issued a damning report accusing the M23 rebel group of grave human rights abuses, including torture, killings, and enforced disappearances in eastern Congo’s rebel-held...
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Congo accuses Rwanda and M23 rebels of mass killings, abductions and war crimes in eastern region
Congolese officials have leveled serious accusations against Rwanda’s military and the M23 rebel faction it allegedly supports, claiming they are responsible for a wave of atrocities in the conflict-ravaged...
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South Africa begins withdrawing peacekeepers from rebel-held eastern Congo
South Africa’s armed forces announced Thursday they had begun pulling their peacekeepers out of eastern Congo, a region now under the sway of rebel fighters. According to the South African National...
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Fear grips eastern Congo after weekend attacks leave 50 dead
At least 50 people were killed in a wave of weekend violence in eastern Congo, officials said Saturday, as tensions flared between the government and Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, each side accusing the other...
