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Congo conflict, Southern Africa

Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war.

Anadolu Ajansi · 3h

African leaders' summit begins in Tanzania to push for ceasefire in eastern DR Congo

A high-stakes joint summit of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) officially kicked off in Tanzania on Saturday, with regional leaders demanding an immediate ceasefire in the escalating conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Reuters on MSN · 41m

African leaders scramble for solution to Congo conflict at high-level summit

Leaders at an unprecedented joint summit of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs stressed on Saturday the urgency of finding a way out of the crisis in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels' rapid advance has fanned fears of a wider war.

M23 rebellion, Democratic Republic of Congo

U.S. News & World Report · 4d

As Goma Ceasefire Largely Holds, Congo Rushes to Bury Bodies From Rebel Offensive

M23 is the latest in a long line of Rwandan-backed rebel movements to emerge in Congo's volatile eastern borderlands following two successive wars stemming from Rwanda's 1994 genocide. Rwanda denies supporting the well-trained and heavily armed Tutsi-led group.

Congo ceasefire appears to crumble as rebels reportedly capture another eastern town

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

BBC on MSN · 4d

Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'

The rebels say they will not seize any further territory but will protect their positions.

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Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, ...

3don MSN

Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue

Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...

1don MSN

Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says

Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

Anadolu Ajansi1d

INTERVIEW - Congo expecting ‘real ceasefire’ at joint African summit

M23’s ceasefire is a ‘joke’ and a ‘lie,’ says Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya - Anadolu Ajansı ...

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Eastern Congo rebel alliance declares ceasefire starting on Feb. 4

The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, ...

4d

Rebel groups declare ceasefire in Congo

Rebel groups, including the M23 rebels, have declared a humanitarian ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least ...

The EastAfrican2d

M23 rebels take another town in eastern Congo despite ceasefire

Congolese M23 rebels are seen as they withdraw from the 3 antennes location in Kibumba, near Goma, North Kivu Province of the ...

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Rebuilding lives in DR Congo

Hundreds of thousands of people have been displaced by the ongoing conflict in the DR Congo. Amid the violence, a clinic in ...

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