A Conflict in Congo
Critical minerals factor into the fight.
Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the ...
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New conflict escalating in Africa: What is happening on border between DR Congo and Rwanda
Rwanda-backed Congolese rebels from the M23 movement have announced the capture of the major city of Goma in the eastern ...
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...
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Intense combat edges toward key DRC city as UN plans urgent meeting
Intense combat between Congolese forces and Rwandan-backed fighters on Sunday edged closer to the major city of Goma in ...
The Economist1d
The fall of Goma heralds more bloodshed in eastern Congo
The scene is the result of the invasion of Goma on January 27th by M23, an armed group under the control of Rwanda, Congo’s neighbour, which abuts the city. Paul Kagame, Rwanda’s president, has ...
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...
WAMC6h
5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...
THE WEEK4d
The M23 rebels fuelling conflict in DR Congo
The group is mostly made up of former DRC soldiers who defected from the army, accusing the government of failing to uphold that agreement. They are primarily ethnic Tutsis – nearly a million of ...
Vanguard3d
Why Rwanda-backed M23 is involved in the Democratic Republic of Congo crisis – Report
The Rwandan government has often argued that it has a right to protect ethnic Tutsis living in the DRC, particularly those who face persecution at the hands of hostile armed groups or the ...
allAfrica.com on MSN1d
Congo-Kinshasa: Greed and Cynicism Fuel Rwanda's War in DRC
The fresh offensive by the M23 rebels and Rwanda forces in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) coincides with the ...
SF Weekly4d
UN warns of ethnic attacks in eastern DR Congo
The warning came as the M23 armed group backed by Rwandan troops ... envoy to the UN Dorothy Shea called for "ethnic attacks" to end and said "we must not allow (this) to spiral into a wider regional ...