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Armed Violence
Humanitarian Crisis Persists in DR Congo As Calm Returns to Goma
As calm returns to North Kivu, the provincial capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo, humanitarian conditions remain…
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M23 Rebels on Looting Spree in DR Congo after Goma Capture
Since capturing the North Kivu provincial capital of Goma from the Democratic Republic of Congo army, the M23 rebels have…
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UN Urges Swift Action to Protect Women Amid Worsening Crisis in DR Congo
The humanitarian crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, with women and girls…
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News
Rebel Fighters Kill Five Soldiers in Central African Republic
Five soldiers, including a lieutenant, of the Central African Republic (CAR), were killed on Monday, Feb. 3, during an attack…
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After Goma, Rwanda-Backed Rebels Regrouping to Capture Other Towns in DR Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have redeployed soldiers to Lubero following the capture of North Kivu, the provincial capital of Goma…
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Analyses
DR Congo: Children, Women Bear the Brunt of Escalating Conflict
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has plunged deeper into crisis following the occupation of Goma, the capital of North…
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Hospitals Overwhelmed with Wounded Civilians after Days of Violent Clash in DR Congo
Over one thousand persons have been wounded during the battle over Goma town in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR…
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Rwanda’s President Denies Backing M23 Rebels Amid Killing of South African ‘Peacekeepers’ in DR Congo
The fierce battle for Goma town in the Democratic Republic of Congo has provoked a spike in verbal rhetoric between…
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Fierce Battle for Goma Town Leaves Trail of Death and Destruction in DR Congo
The city of Goma, in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has experienced a relative calm after days of intense fierce…
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DR Congo Condemns Killing of UN Peacekeepers Amidst Escalating Tension with Rwanda
The DR Congo Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner, has condemned the killing of Malawian, Uruguayan and…
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