Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves 200 dead
In tonight's edition, at least 200 people have been killed in a coltan mine collapse in the East of the DRC. Also, unhappy with the appointment of a woman as ...
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US imposes sanctions on Rwanda military over DR Congo fighting
The US on Monday imposed sanctions on the Rwanda Defence Force and top military officials over their role in ongoing fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called for their immediate withdrawal ...
DR Congo govt forces launch attacks on multiple fronts against AFC/M23 troops
DR Congo government forces launched an attack on AFC/M23 rebels in the country's east, using drones to strike a strategic mining site occupied by the Rwanda-backed rebels, security sources told AFP ...
‘M23 and Rwanda’ to blame for latest violence in DR Congo: US senior adviser for Africa – Tête à tête
In an interview with FRANCE 24, US Senior Adviser for Africa Massad Boulos blamed "the M23 and Rwanda" for the latest violence in DR Congo, calling it a "serious breach" ...
DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US
A minerals-for-security deal between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a constitutional challenge in Kinshasa, with critics warning the government may be underselling the country’s ...
Ex-child soldiers rehabilitated in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Fierce fighting rages in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, targeting civilianpopulations. We bring you these testimonies from former child soldiers who have been freed from the armed group that held them captive. As child soldiers, they have both seen and been forced to participate in countless horrors. Matthew-Mary Caruchet has the details. Source link
UN mulls new mandate for DR Congo peacekeepers at critical moment for conflict
With hostilities once again flaring in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations is weighing another extension of its Monusco peacekeeping mission when its mandate expires this month. ...
More than 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern DR Congo
In tonight's edition: Regional officials say over 400 civilians have been killed since December 1 in the area of Uvira in DR Congo; we speak to the Congolese Minister of ...
DR Congo: Rwanda-backed fighters say they’ve seized Uvira in east
In Eastern DRC, Rwanda-backed fighters claim to have seized Uvira, though the Congolese government has not confirmed losing control of the city. The situation is rapidly deteriorating in and around ...
UN mission has been ‘unable to stabilise’ the Congo since the end of the 1994 Rwanda genocide
The Rwanda-backed M23 militia captured most of the key eastern DR Congo town of Uvira late on Wednesday, in a move Burundi called a "middle finger" to the United States ...