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Kagame, UK Foreign Secretary discuss DR Congo crisis
President Paul Kagame, on Saturday, February 22, met with David Lammy, the Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, at Village Urugwiro, where they discussed the need for a lasting solution to the ...
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UK says DRC sovereignty 'must be respected' as M23 advance
UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said DR Congo's "sovereignty and territorial integrity must be respected" in a statement Sunday after the M23 armed group advanced on several fronts in the DRC's ...
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Roundup: DRC president to form unity gov't to tackle security crisis
KINSHASA, Feb. 23 (Xinhua) -- The President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Felix Tshisekedi, on Saturday announced sweeping changes, including forming a "government of national unity" ...
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Rwanda responds to EU summons, calls for ceasefire and action against DRC-backed FDLR
The Rwandan government has responded to summons by the EU following its stance on the escalating violence in the DRC.
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.
As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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Eastern DRC: Civilian victims of renewed tensions between government and rebels
The city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has fallen into the hands of M23 rebels. Civilians are the ...
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DR Congo crisis: Envoy reiterates Security Council’s need to take Rwanda’s concerns seriously
Concerned by the international community’s non-stop glossing over issues, the Government of Rwanda has, once again, stressed the need for the United Nations Security Council to focus on the root ...
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 ...
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Top UN official calls for immediate ceasefire in eastern DR Congo
United Nations special envoy to Congo, Bintou Keita, called for an immediate cease fire and an end to hostilities "without ...
UN Security Council Condemns Rwanda for Eastern Congo Violence
The United Nations Security Council condemned Rwanda for backing a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ...
Motivations, ambitions of Congo’s M23 rebels unclear, analysts say
A Rwandan government minister and M23 rebel group spokesperson were sanctioned Thursday by US for alleged involvement in ...