US sanctions Rwandan official and rebel leader as war expands in eastern Congo
The United States sanctioned a Rwandan official and a Rwandan-backed rebel leader over recent fighting in the Congo.
Influx of 40,000 fleeing Congo war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to ...
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UNHCR launches appeal as dire situation in DR Congo impacts Burundi
As fighting continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), the humanitarian situation is fast deteriorating in neighbouring Burundi, with daily arrivals increasing through its ...
China's Norinco Sweetens Bid for Congo Copper Mines as Deal Stalls, Sources Say
JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - China North Industries Corp, known as Norinco, has offered to adjust its offer to buy copper and ...
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Conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...