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Urgent appeal launched as DR Congo crisis fuels mass displacement to Burundi
The UN refugee agency, UNHCR, has launched a $40.4 million appeal to address the deepening humanitarian crisis in the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
BUKAVU, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government ...
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.
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as thousands of residents flee city of Bukavu
Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo's second largest city
Panic and looting are sweeping through eastern Congo’s second largest city as residents flee by the thousands to escape the ...
Eastern Congo rebel alliance declares ceasefire starting on Feb. 4
The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
The Congo River Alliance, a coalition of rebel groups that includes the M23, said in a statement that its fighters “decided to assist the population of Bukavu” in addressing its security ...
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Is There a Dinosaur Hiding Out in the Congo Rainforest?
For centuries, at least, the indigenous Bantu peoples of Central, East, and Southern Africa have traded tales of a lumbering creature living in the Congo River Basin. The alleged dinosaur-like ...