Democratic Republic of Congo
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Apr- 2025 -12 AprilAfrica
MSF Denounces Deadly Raid on Hospital in Eastern DR Congo
Doctors Without Borders denounced a deadly incursion on a hospital in eastern DR Congo, blamed on the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group.
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6 AprilAfrica
DR Congo Government Meets M23 Rebels in Qatar: Source Close to Talks
A DR Congo government delegation has met with Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in Qatar in a bid to halt fighting in the country's east.
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Mar- 2025 -25 MarchAfrica
S.Africa and DRC Discuss Boosting ‘Defense Capabilities’
The DRC's defense minister visits South Africa to boost strategic defense ties, according to the South African government.
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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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