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Congo flood death toll rises to 33 as authorities rush to assist victims
The death toll from devastating flooding in Kinshasa, the capital of Congo, has risen to 33, as authorities scramble to assist hundreds of displaced families. Heavy rainfall over the past week caused the Ndjili River to overflow on Friday, inundating vast parts of the city, reports AP/ UNB....
Congo and M23 to hold peace talk Tuesday, mediator says
Mediator Angola announced Wednesday that Congolese government will hold peace talks next week in Angola with the M23 rebel group that has captured key areas of Congos mineral-rich east, reports AP. A statement from Angolan President João Lourenços office said the parties would begin direct...
DR Congo PM says 'more than 7,000 dead' in war-torn east
DR Congos prime minister said Monday that more than 7,000 people have been killed in the east of the country since January, when the Rwanda-backed M23 group seized two major cities, reports AFP. A weeks long advance in a region rich in cultural resources but blighted by various conflicts over...
M23 pushing advance toward 'strategic zones' in DR Congo, warns UN
The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after taking two key cities, the United Nations warned on Wednesday, underscoring the threat of a regional conflict. Recent weeks have seen the rapid progression of the Rwanda-backed M23, which has...
Rwanda-backed rebels enter east Congo’s 2nd major city
Rwanda-backed rebels reached the center of east Congos second largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday morning and took control of the South Kivu province administrative office after little resistance from government forces, many of whom fled the rebels advance. Scores of residents cheering on the M23...
UN chief warns against war over DR Congo
UN chief Antonio Guterres yesterday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congos territorial integrity be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backed fighters seized a second DRC provincial capital. With international pressure mounting on Rwanda to curb...
Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered eastern Democratic Republic of Congos second-largest city Bukavu on Friday, a rebel leader told Reuters, as residents reported seeing the militants in the streets of a northern district. Earlier on Friday, the Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken...
773 killed in weeklong clash as military tries to repel rebels in Congo
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congos largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decade-long conflict, The Associated Press reported quoting Congolese authorities as saying: The rebels...
Gunfire in DR Congo's Goma as Kenya pushes peace talks
Gunfire broke out on Sunday night in the centre of the besieged Congolese city Goma after the Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighbouring Rwanda of sending more troops across the border to help pro-Kigali fighters capture the provincial capital. With international pressure mounting for an...
DRCongo recalls diplomats from Rwanda as M23 forces threaten Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo pulled its diplomats out of Kigali as the Rwanda-supported M23 rebels made progress towards the strategic city of Goma in the eastern region. Rwanda is determined to seize the city of Goma, Congolese army spokesman General Sylvain Ekenge told reporters late...