As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012 ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
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Leader of Congo’s rebel alliance say they have taken Goma
Congolese rebels said on Sunday they had taken Goma, the biggest city in the east of the mineral-rich country, after a ...
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, ...
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest ... a spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office. Fighters had reportedly raped civilians, and property had also been looted, he said.
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Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
The rebel alliance – accused by Congolese authorities ... told CNN there were numerous government armed forces and pro-government militia fighters in Bukavu who had looted goods from some ...
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Congo's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency
is setting his sights on a feat no rebel group has managed since 1997, when a Rwanda and Uganda-backed alliance overthrew the ageing autocrat Mobutu Sese Seko. "Our objective is neither Goma nor ...
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Residents of Congo’s besieged city live in fear as government forces battle rebel takeover
Several people, including foreign peacekeepers, have reportedly died and hundreds more are injured as fighting persists for a third day between fighters ... The rebel alliance – accused by ...