UN chief says 'dialogue must begin' between warring parties in eastern Congo
The rebels have been pushing south towards Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, since ...
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Trial begins for 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians
BUKAVU, Congo — The trial of 84 Congolese soldiers accused of murder, rape and other crimes against civilians in the country’s conflict-battered east opened Monday. The soldiers are accused of ...
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Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo
The rebels on Monday said they did not intend to seize Bukavu or other areas, though they earlier expressed ambition to march on Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, a thousand miles away. “However ...
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Fears mount as M23 capture towns outside Bukavu
The rebels captured Kabamba and Katana, and local sources said they were trying to take Kavumu, just outside Bukavu.
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Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
The United Nations is also “gravely concerned” at losing Bukavu’s Kavumu airport, which is now used by Congo’s military, she said. Néné Bintou, president of the civil society of South ...
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DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid ...