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Tensions Rise: Uganda’s General Threatens Action in Eastern Congo
Uganda's General Muhoozi Kainerugaba issued a threat to attack the town of Bunia in Congo unless forces there surrendered their arms within 24 hours, claiming authority from President Museveni, his ...
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DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
(Illustration photo — The interior view of Notre Dame de la Sagesse at the University of Kinshasa (Photo by Wikimedia Commons/Public Domain) Should the Congolese justice system execute the death ...
The huge African city where more people speak French than anywhere in France - even Paris
Congo, where the city is located, is thought to be one of the world's most linguistically diverse nations, with more than 200 ...
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"We Are Proud": SA Soldiers Uplift Spirits With Song and Dance Amid DRC Conflict, Video Warms Hearts
The South African National Defence Force kept their spirits high with song and dance amid the Democratic Republic of the ...
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"All Our Citizens Are Safe", Says India Amid DR Congo Conflict
About twenty-five thousand Indian citizens live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr Jaiswal said. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that ...
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Goma in crisis: Rising death toll as M23 battles Congolese army
It is still unclear how many people have died in the ongoing conflict pitting the M23 and the Congolese army. Bodies of soldiers could be seen lying on the streets Thursday. The residents of Goma ...
The Hindu14d
Majority of Indian nationals in Goma have moved to safety: MEA
The majority of Indian nationals living in violence-hit Goma in Congo have moved to safer places, the spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs, Randhir Jaiswal, said on Friday (Janaury 31 ...
The Hindu14d
Rwanda-backed M23 advances in DRC as volunteers rally to fight back
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo, with queues of young men volunteering to defend a provincial capital on Friday. The group ...
The Indian Express14d
Congo’s army and Burundian allies slow M23 rebel’s southern march
Congolese troops with support from Burundi’s army appeared on Friday to be holding back a push south by Rwandan-backed rebels seeking to expand their grip on eastern Congo in a weeks-old advance that ...
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Congolese army tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels in fighting that has killed some 700 people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — A weakened Congolese military fought back against Rwanda-backed rebels who the U.N. said were moving fast into the South Kivu province after seizing the region’s largest ...
Daily Monitor14d
The tragedy of Congo
Early in the week, by many accounts, the so-called M23 rebels had effectively taken Goma, the biggest and most important city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lofty names can be ...