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 ...
Qatar hosts talks between Congo and Rwanda, also meets with rebels, sources say
Qatari mediators hosted a second round of talks on Friday between Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, and separately met ...
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DR Congo crisis: M23 agrees to facilitate SADC troops withdraw
The Alliance fleuve Congo (AFC/M23) rebellion has allowed the Southern African Development Community (SADC) troops to leave eastern DR Congo with their weapons and equipment. ALSO READ: M23 rebels say ...
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 ...
Congo M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized town to support peace push
There have been several attempts to resolve the spiralling conflict, rooted in the fallout from Rwanda's 1994 genocide and ...
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DR Congo’s M23 rebels say they will no longer join peace talks in Angola
Talks, which the DRC government previously rejected, sought to resolve the conflict in the east of the country.
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 ...
Congo rebel leader says sanctions, any minerals deal with US won’t stop fighting in the east
The leader of the rebels who captured two key cities in eastern Congo says international sanctions and the planned minerals ...