Democratic Republic of Congo
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Mar- 2025 -5 MarchAfrica
East DR Congo City Buries Blast Victims as Toll Rises
The DR Congo city of Bukavu mourned those killed in two explosions that followed a meeting of the Rwanda-backed M23.
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2 MarchAfrica
Rwanda-Backed M23 Says Handed 20 Hutu Rebels to Kigali
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday said it had handed over to Kigali 20 fighters from a militia founded by ethnic Hutus who took part in the Rwandan genocide.
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Feb- 2025 -28 FebruaryAfrica
Explosions at M23 Rally in East DR Congo Kill at Least 11
Two explosions that rocked a city in eastern DR Congo after a meeting of the Rwanda-backed M23 group Thursday have killed at least 11 people and wounded around 60, a hospital source told AFP.
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22 FebruaryAfrica
M23 Pushes Deeper in East DRC, UN Urges Rwanda Forces to Leave
M23 fighters advanced on several fronts in DR Congo's east Friday as the UN Security Council called on Rwanda to stop backing the group.
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21 FebruaryAfrica
Burundi Forces Flee DR Congo as Conflict Sparks Refugee Wave
Burundi has "accelerated" the withdrawal of some troops from DR Congo, a senior military source told AFP Thursday, as the UN warned the small Great Lakes nation was seeing its biggest influx of refugees from its conflict-riven neighbor in 25 years.
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19 FebruaryAfrica
UK Summons Rwandan Envoy Over M23 Advance in DR Congo
Britain's foreign ministry said it had summoned Rwanda's envoy to the UK to condemn advances made by the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group in the eastern DR Congo.
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19 FebruaryAfrica
Uganda Deploys Troops Against Anti-Govt Militias in East DR Congo
Uganda's army said it had deployed troops in the town of Bunia in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to fight local militias.
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18 FebruaryAfrica
DR Congo Denounces UN ‘Inaction’ Over M23 Capture of Bukavu
The Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday criticized the "inaction" of the UN Security Council in the wake of the M23 armed group seizing the city of Bukavu, according to a letter seen by AFP.
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16 FebruaryAfrica
African Union Warns Against Territorial Break-Up of DR Congo
The African Union warned against the break-up of the DR Congo, two days after the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group entered a second city in the country's east.
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15 FebruaryAfrica
M23 Fighters, Rwandan Troops Enter DR Congo’s Bukavu: Sources
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday, security and humanitarian sources said.
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