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Congo, M23 rebellion

DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swaths of the nation’s mineral-rich east and forced hundreds of local troops and foreign mercenaries to surrender.

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DRC president vows to fight M23 rebels in battle for Goma

President of the Democratic Republic of Congo said on Thursday that his troopers are fighting an insurgence by the Rwandan-backed militant group M23 which recently captured swaths of land in the east.

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Rwanda-backed rebels say they plan to take fight to DR Congo’s capital

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest city said on Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military mobilisation to resist the rebellion and his defence minister rejected calls for talks.

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Chief of SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya says M23 suffered huge casualties during fierce fight in DRC

General Rudzani Maphwanya of the SANDF reveals that the M23 militia in the DRC has sustained significant casualties during a ...

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Congo says it will seek to recover lost territory as Rwanda-backed rebels advance south

By Yassin Kombi and David Lewis GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -As an East African bloc urged an immediate ...

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EXPLAINER - Goma crisis: Why is conflict raging in the eastern DRC? (Q&A)

Economic rivalry and ethnic tensions lay at the center of the long-simmering conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the strategically located city of Goma has recently fallen to r ...

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Speculations as DR Congo’s President Misses William Ruto’s Meeting

President Félix Tshisekedi did not attend the recent EAC summit hosted by President William Ruto to discuss the worsening ...

DR Congo breaks relations with Rwanda as Rwandan-backed M23 militia seizes Goma

The conflict comes amid rising global tensions after Donald Trump’s election, especially between Washington and Beijing, over ...

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EAC and the battle for the soul of DR Congo

This introduction lays a foundation for the discussion of the East African Community and the battle for the soul of the DR ...

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William Ruto Chairs Extraordinary EAC Summit as DR Congo President Skips Meeting

The EAC summit chaired by Kenya's President William Ruto called for peaceful settlement of the DRC conflicts, and urged the ...

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Ramaphosa breaks silence on deaths of SANDF soldiers in the DRC

A week after the first of 13 South African soldiers were killed by M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...

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DR Congo appoints new military governor in North Kivu amid rebel offensive

New governor appointed after former governor Maj. Gen. Peter Cirimwami was killed in fighting against M23 rebels - Anadolu ...

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Potential Ebola outbreak reported in DRC at a time of strained U.S.-WHO relations

A potential Ebola outbreak has been reported in the DRC, at a time when the Trump administration has paused communication ...

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