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US Aid Freeze Slows Relief in Congo as Bodies Lie in Streets
A US government freeze on almost all foreign aid is hampering an adequate response to the humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where almost 3,000 people died in fighting last ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
Goma, which the rebels captured last week with the support of troops from neighboring Rwanda, has been “liberated and ...
Thursday Briefing
President Trump’s surprise proposal that the U.S. take over Gaza, driving nearly two million Palestinians out, shocked even ...
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
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Congo calls rebels’ ceasefire declaration ‘false communication’ as reports of fighting continue
Congo’s government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...
UN Human Rights Council to hold emergency session on Congo
The U.N. Human Rights Council will hold a special meeting to discuss the situation in the eastern Congo city of Goma after it ...
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The DRC conflict and the economic disruption it will have on Kenya
M23, an amorphous well-heeled and ambitious rebel group from the east of the DRC is the lead combatant within a coalition of ...
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Rwandan‑backed M23 rebel group declares ceasefire in east of DRC
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a humanitarian “ceasefire” from Tuesday in DR Congo’s explosive east, days before a ...
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Expert Q&A: What the M23 Rebels Want in the Congo Conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, who stunned the world with their seizure of the major city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, declared a unilateral ceasefire in fighting with ...
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare a unilateral ceasefire
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo's key city of Goma announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region Monday for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and ...