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DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...
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Ending DR Congo Crisis Requires Addressing M23 Grievances, Rwanda's Security, and Tshisekedi's Failures
A little over a week ago, the town of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) fell to the Congolese rebel group, M23. The response to its fall by the DR Congo government, the United ...
Congo demands international sanctions 'to stop Rwanda'
The international community must take concrete action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel conflict in ...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare a unilateral ceasefire
The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, raising the previously ...
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On Congo Crisis, European Union pushes levers against Rwanda
The EU is backing up the embattled UN forces, railing against Rwanda’s support for the M23 rebel group in the latest war.
Over 150 women raped during Congo prison break, U.N. says
At least 165 women were raped by male inmates during a mass breakout from a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
At an M23 news conference in Goma on Thursday, Nangaa said the rebels aim to set up a new administration in the city of 2 ...
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DR Congo Soldiers Commend Rwanda's Hospitality After Fleeing Their Country
Congolese soldiers who fled from the battle with the AFC/M23 rebels in neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo have praised the hospitality they have received in Rwanda.At least 131 Congolese ...