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UN says over 100,000 Congolese fled fighting in South Kivu province
In North Kivu, more than 110,000 displaced individuals left the provincial capital, Goma, and began to migrate to villages in the Masisi, Rutshuru, and Nyiragongo territories ...
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These 2 Louisiana men came to fish but ended up saving a life instead: 'Nothing short of heroic'
Seconds to spare. That's all fishing buddies Brock Newcomb and Tyler Dauzat had when they saw an elderly man's car sink into the Cane River last Saturday. Their swift actions prevented a likely ...
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DR Congo: SADC reaffirms 'commitment' amid M23 advance
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels entered Goma, the capital of North Kivu and the largest city in eastern Congo, on Monday. Large parts of the city are now under rebel control in what's considered the ...
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UN says more than 700 killed in just five days of fighting in DR Congo
More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ... water from Lake Kivu with all the ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly ... The rebels were now about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from South Kivu's provincial capital of Buakavu and “seem to be moving quite fast ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo’s Goma and push south for further gains
Congolese civilians who fled from Goma, in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, following clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC ...
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WHO Cites Reports Saying 45 Dead in Congo Fighting, Warns of Disease Risks
WHO Cites Reports Saying 45 Dead in Congo Fighting, Warns of Disease Risks ... and 45 dead across 3 health zones in North Kivu," the U.N. health agency said in a statement. It also warned that ...
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Explainer: What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels are moving south towards ... along the western side of Lake Kivu, towards Bukavu, five diplomatic and security sources said. M23, which refers to the ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called ...
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Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
Situated in the Congo Basin, the world’s largest carbon sink, absorbing 750 million metric tons of CO₂ annually, the Republic of Congo holds a strategic position. The country is also home to ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Jan 31 (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of ...