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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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Trump lauds Congo–Rwanda leaders as U.S.-brokered peace plan takes shape
President Donald Trump placed himself at the center of a high-profile diplomatic moment on...
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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 renewed fighting and dwindling humanitarian aid cripple the region’s fragile health system, the International...
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DR Congo’s ex-president Joseph Kabila sentenced to death
Former Democratic Republic of Congo President Joseph Kabila has been sentenced to death in absentia by a military court in the country. The ex-leader was convicted of several crimes, including treason,...
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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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DR Congo reshuffles cabinet, adds opposition figures amid eastern conflict
In a bid to shore up political backing in regions still under its control, the Democratic Republic of Congo has unveiled a reshuffled cabinet that, for the first time in years, incorporates figures from...
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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...
