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DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east
DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed armed ...
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...
Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city
Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the ...
Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels
Congolese troops have fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. says are moving fast into the South Kivu province ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
Rwanda's evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo
In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...
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Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels
Congo has severed all diplomatic ties with Rwanda and South Africa, and said on Saturday that nine of its peacekeepers had been killed amid a surge in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels in ...
Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?
A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...
Hospitals in eastern Congo are crowded with wounded and exhausting their supplies
Hundreds of wounded people have poured into overcrowded hospitals in Goma after the M23 rebels say they captured the major ...