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Rwanda-DR Congo border crossings surge to over 30,000 after M23 secures Goma
Rwanda and DR Congo’s border towns of Rubavu and Goma, respectively, are experiencing a surge in cross-border movement of people and goods after AFC/M23 rebels secured the capital of eastern DR ...
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M23 threatens to move on Bukavu to ‘protect our people’
The AFC/M23 rebels have warned that they could advance toward Bukavu, the capital of DR Congo’s South Kivu Province, saying continued attacks against civilians by the Congolese army (FARDC) and its ...
News Day3h
For DRC to survive, the tribe must die
The external influences at play in eastern DRC are a direct result of the DRC’s failure in governance, further exacerbated by ...
Daily Monitor on MSN14h
Runaway Congo soldiers face trial on violence charges
Congo authorities will put at least 75 soldiers on trial on Monday for fleeing the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into the eastern province of South Kivu and for violence against civilians, ...
'The ancestors have spoken!': Sangoma warns that the spirits of slain SANDF troops must be returned to South Africa or else.
According to a sangoma, the spirits of the 14 killed SANDF soldiers must be brought back to South Africa or else there will ...
The Star8h
The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the ...
Daily Maverick1h
New DRC crisis bears out Great Lakes region’s enduring instability — there is one realistic solution
Mistrust between leaders and the Great Lakes region’s militaristic past make security cooperation between affected countries difficult – but essential.
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
Analysts say the deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in ...