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DR Congo conflict forces halt at world's 3rd biggest tin mine

Advancing anti-government fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo forced the temporary closure of the world's third most productive tin mine, its operator said in a statement received by AFP Friday.

Daily Journal · 1d

Rwanda-backed M23 welcomes talks to end DR Congo conflict

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group cautiously welcomed Thursday the prospect of direct negotiations with the Congolese government to end the conflict in the volatile eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

DW on MSN · 20h

Why DR Congo's army struggles against the smaller M23

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. While the rebels are outnumbered by the Congolese army, DW examines whether the military has the capacity to respond effectively.

Agence France-Presse on MSN · 1d

Families sent home to ruins of east DR Congo conflict

When the Banyene family were sent back to their home in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, all that had survived the fighting was a crumbling wall and sagging metal roof. But at the end of January Goma,

SADC troop withdrawal from DR Congo long overdue

Associated Press News · 1d

South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi will withdraw troops from conflict-torn eastern Congo

African leaders have announced the withdrawal of thousands of troops from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi, who were sent to fight insurgents in mineral-rich eastern Congo, where M23 rebels have killed peacekeepers while overrunning the region this year.

The New Times on MSN · 1d

SADC troop withdrawal from DR Congo long overdue: South African defence expert

A defence and security expert has welcomed the decision by the South African Development Community (SADC) to terminate the mandate of its military mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC), saying the troops were no longer serving any purpose in the conflict-ridden country.

New Vision on MSN · 1d

Southern Africa bloc ends military mission in DR Congo

The southern African regional bloc decided Thursday to end its military deployment to the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where it lost more than a dozen soldiers in conflict in January.The 16-nation Southern African Development Community (SADC) took the decision at a virtual summit on the conflict in the area that has seen some three decades of unrest and claimed millions of lives.

1don MSN

Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC

Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...

Foreign Affairs2d

How Far Will Rwanda Go in Congo?

Since January, however, the rapid conquest and occupation of a huge area of the Democratic Republic of Congo by Rwanda and ...

10d

A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode

A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...

Monitor10h

SADC seeks political solution to DR Congo war

The decision means troops in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

2don MSN

Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says

Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed ...

3don MSN

Is Trump mulling a minerals deal with conflict-hit DR Congo?

Recognising that the White House of President Donald Trump is interested in transactional relationships - and seeing the ...

Devdiscourse1d

Congo Shifts Strategy: Embracing Diplomacy Over Military Against M23 Rebels

Facing ongoing defeats and diminishing regional support, the Democratic Republic of Congo considers negotiating with M23 ...

Congo to Negotiate With Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels, Angola Says

Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels will engage in direct negotiations in the coming days to end the conflict in the ...

The EastAfrican on MSN1d

After peacekeeping fails, SADC bets on political solution to Congo war

The decision means troops in the Southern Africa Development Community (SADC) Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

Jacobin on MSN4d

Europe’s Shameful Role in the War in Congo

The war in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Rwanda, has caused at least six million deaths in ...

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