Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army amid rebel advance
Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent ...
Rwandan-backed rebels threaten to expand offensive in east Congo to 2 more provinces, UN envoy says
Rwandan-backed rebels now control large parts of eastern Congo and threaten to expand their offensive west into two neighboring provinces, the top U.N. official in the conflict-torn country says ...
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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DRC: Rwanda-backed rebels could seize more provinces, UN warns
The head of the UN Mission in Congo told the Security Council that M23 controls large parts of North Kivu and South Kivu “and ...
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DR Congo army says M23 reinforcing in area it vowed to leave
KINSHASA - The army on Thursday accused the M23 armed group of reneging on its commitment to withdraw from the area around the eastern DR Congo town of Walikale, reinforcing its positions and resuming ...
How Rwanda and Congo Can Forge a Lasting Peace
Thousands have been killed and 700,000 displaced this year, after Rwandan troops and M23 rebels invaded eastern Congo.
Congo and Rwanda Called for a Cease-Fire in Their Deadly Conflict. What Now?
After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army ...
Qatar hosts M23 rebel leaders in continued mediation efforts on Congo crisis
Rebel leaders of the March 23 Movement (M23) have arrived for further dialogue in Doha, Qatar, which has been mediating the ...
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 ...