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‘Are you ready to fight?’ When M23 commander confronted SADC camp
In the third part of our ‘Stories from Goma’ series, The New Times looks at a seeming volatile relationship between the M23 Movement and SADC troops in areas under M23 control. The SADC mission, ...
M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict
M23’s advances highlight Rwanda’s role in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the risk of an escalating regionalised ...
Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
Fighting in Eastern Congo Reignites
After bearing witness to waves of fighting throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the eastern Congo city of Bukavu may once ...
After capturing Kavumu airport, Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advancing in South Kivu's capital Bakavu
One reason the M23 and Rwandan Defence Forces were able to advance into South Kivu quickly is that in January, they had ...
Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...
UN refugee agency says Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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Aid efforts hamstrung in Goma as the M23 tightens control
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...