Congo rebel leader says sanctions or minerals deal with the US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo tells The Associated Press that international sanctions ...
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Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...
Congo rebels dismiss ceasefire calls, capture strategic town
The leader of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Congo said on Thursday that a call by Kinshasa and Kigali for an immediate ...
Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ...
Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
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After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels enter mineral-rich town in Congo, defying ceasefire calls
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near the border with ...
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DR Congo M23 rebels enter city of Bukavu
The M23 briefly captured Goma in a previous conflict in 2012 ... Moussa Faki Mahamat is quoted by AFP as saying that a ceasefire "must be observed" adding that "military campaigns are not going ...
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Congolese church leaders meet Rwanda-backed rebels in the east in latest push for peace
its government dismissed the rebels’ announcement of a ceasefire as false and has called for sanctions against the rebels and Rwanda. The peace meetings brought mixed feelings in Goma where some ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels in ... Ministry issued a statement criticizing the rebels for violating a ceasefire that regional leaders have called for. The rebels were “imposing ...