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After the fall of Goma and Bukavu, where is DR Congo’s M23 war headed?
Rwandan support, combined with weaknesses in DRC’s army, enabled the M23 to seize vast amounts of territory in North Kivu province before capturing the provincial capital, Goma, a city of two million, ...
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M23 rebels enter another eastern Congo town, defying calls for ceasefire
The town of about 15,000 people sits about 125 km (80 miles) northwest of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city Goma, which the rebels seized in January, and puts them within 400 ...
Congo Conflict Shutters Heineken Brewery, Cripples Economy
Congo's Tutsi-led M23 rebels - supported by Rwandan soldiers and weapons, according to U.N. investigators - have carried out ...
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The President’s Inbox Recap: Conflict in Eastern Congo
The resurgence of Rwanda-backed insurgents in eastern Congo has reignited a decades-old conflict over ethnic rivalries, ...
Congo conflict is double trouble for global tin market: Andy Home
Alphamin Resources' decision to suspend operations at the Bisie tin mine in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscores the fragility of tin's global supply chain.
M23 rebels withdraw from Congo peace talks, citing international sanctions
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east say they have withdrawn from planned peace talks ...