Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover
Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel alliance that has besieged swaths of the nation’s mineral-rich east and forced hundreds of local troops and foreign mercenaries to surrender.
As it happened: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in DR Congo city
Missiles are flying above civilians' homes as fighters fire heavy artillery in Goma's city centre, an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) spokesperson tells the BBC. "It is a very densely populated area... there are lots of victims in terms of civilians, Myriam Favier says.
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Rubio presses Rwanda leader for immediate ceasefire in DR Congo
WASHINGTON: US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday pressed Rwanda for an immediate ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo as he voiced alarm
Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
Rwanda-backed rebels seize control of Congo’s Goma after violent clashes
After a lightning offensive, M23 rebels now control Goma, a large city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Rwanda-backed rebels take Goma: what is happening in the DRC?
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Congo conflict: Why a US peace initiative faltered
The former US administration has said the government of Rwandan President Paul Kagame rebuffed a proposed peace incentive for a deal between Congo and
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US Offered Infrastructure Incentive For DRC-Rwanda Peace Deal: Official
The United States offered to extend its signature African investment project into the troubled east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... last month by President Joe Biden that aims to speed ...
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Biden is spending his final full day in office in South Carolina. It helped him become president
WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden is spending his final full day in office Sunday in South Carolina, a state that holds special meaning after his commanding win in the 2020 Democratic primary there ...
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The Case for Reglobalization
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3 pro-life policies implemented by Trump in first week of his second term
President Donald Trump has taken several actions via executive order and administrative directive to advance the pro-life cause since taking office last week. Here are three steps the Trump administration has taken to implement the objectives of the pro-life movement as the official policy of the U.
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Modern Slavery Exists – and Must be Eradicated
The idea of slavery in modern times is a foreign concept for most Westerners. Of course, the Black Lives Matter movement was built on the continuing
Congolese civilians caught in a growing rebellion face a terrible choice
Many of the millions of people trapped in eastern Congo’s escalating rebellion face a terrible choice: Retreat into Congo’s interior and seek the protection of an army in disarray, or cross into nearby Rwanda,
Angolan President Calls on Rwandan Troops to Leave Congo
Angolan President Joao Lourenco, who’s been mediating peace talks between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo, called for the withdrawal of Rwandan-backed M23 rebels from the city of Goma and for Rwandan troops to leave Congolese territory.