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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo

Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government.

U.S. News & World Report · 16h

Leaders From Eastern and Southern African Blocs Seek Solutions to Congo Conflict

Leaders from Eastern and Southern African regional blocs gather in Tanzania on Saturday to seek a solution to the conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels have seized a major city in the worst escalation of fighting in more than a decade.

Reuters on MSN · 6h

African leaders call for direct talks with rebels to resolve Congo conflict

Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African blocs aimed at defusing the crisis in Eastern Congo urged all parties to hold direct talks, including with Rwanda-backed rebels whose advance has fanned fears of a wider war.

A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope

SFGate · 1d

UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east

The decision by the Human Rights Council was requested by Congo and agreed to by consensus, meaning no vote was taken. It culminated an urgent session on the spiraling violence in a region where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels recently captured the key city of Goma.

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land

None of Zawadi Sifa's seven children have known life without fear and the constant threat of violence. Her story mirrors that of thousands of other families displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

UN Rights Body Holds Urgent Session on Violence in Eastern Congo as Rwanda-Backed Rebels Advance

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city

Humanitarian crisis in Congo worsens

Reuters · 8d

Having seized Goma, Congo's M23 rebels want to show they can govern

When M23 rebels swept into the Congolese city of Goma this week, world powers urged them to immediately withdraw. Instead, the Rwanda-backed insurgents are intent on showing they can restore order and govern.

NBC News · 1d

Humanitarian crisis in Congo worsens as Rwandan-backed rebels take over Goma

Thousands from eastern Congo have been fleeing conflict for decades, and many are being displaced again as the Rwandan-backed M23 took over Goma. M23 are a rebel group with an estimated 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda,

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rwandan Envoy Alleges Congo Plans 'Large-Scale' Attack Against It From Goma

Following the fall of Goma, new evidence has come to light regarding an imminent, large-scale attack against Rwanda," he alleged, adding that there was a stockpile of weapons around the Goma airport.

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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity

After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the ...

Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...

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M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'

M23 rebels claim they now control the Congolese city of Goma—an act Congo's government described as a 'declaration of war.' ...

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Global Developments: From Baltic Power Shift to Congo Conflict

Key developments around the globe include Baltic states' disconnection from Russia's grid to join the EU, escalation in Congo ...

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M23 rebels face Burundian forces in eastern Congo, heightening war fears

By David Lewis and Sonia Rolley NAIROBI (Reuters) - As Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo push ...

The Associated Press on MSN12d

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’

Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a political party ...

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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

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DR Congo crisis: Museveni reiterates call for Tshisekedi to ‘speak directly’ with M23 rebels

President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda has reiterated his recommendation to Congolese counterpart Félix Tshisekedi, whose country is the focus of the extra-ordinary joint EAC-SADC summit in Dar es Salaam ...

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