Fighting in Congo has killed 7,000 since January, DRC prime minister says
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Over 7,000 killed in eastern Congo since January: PM
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Over 7,000 people killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has seized large swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC -- including the main cities of Goma and Bukavu -- in the face of limited resistance from Congolese forces.
India scouting for critical mineral assets in Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, Australia: Mines Secretary
Indian government seeks critical mineral assets in Congo, Zambia, Tanzania, and Australia to fuel clean energy technologies.
DR Congo proposes deal to the West
In a bold diplomatic move Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has reportedly proposed granting the United States and Europe access to the country’s vast mineral resources. What's the deal and why now? Also, what is postpartum depression and why does it need to be taken seriously?
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African blocs appoint peace facilitators for eastern Democratic Republic of Congo conflict
Ex-presidents Uhuru Kenyatta of Kenya, Olusegun Obasanjo of Nigeria and former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn of Ethiopia to lead regional peace efforts - Anadolu Ajansı
Eastern and Southern African blocs weigh deployment to eastern Congo
Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo now under M23 rebel control, according to a document seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Crisis - 3 Mediators Appointed
The SADC and East African Community (EAC) joint process has appointed three eminent former African leaders to facilitate efforts to find lasting peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) where hostilities between Government forces and rebels have resulted in the death of thousands of people and left millions homeless.
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Democratic Republic of the Congo
M23 rebels have advanced into the centre of Bukavu, South Kivu’s capital, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads
Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis.
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Overdue Accountability in Democratic Republic of Congo
Until now, the international response to the rapidly escalating crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has committed a litany of grave abuses, has been all talk and no action.
What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’
As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals deal with the United States.
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M23 Fighters Seize City of Bukavu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
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