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March 24, 2025 5:04 PM

Angola to end east Congo conflict mediation role, presidency says

Angola will step down from its position as a mediator between parties involved in an escalating Rwanda-backed rebel offensive in eastern Congo, the presidency said on Monday, with another African state set to lead efforts to get peace talks back on t...

January 29, 2025 3:52 PM

Congo’s M23 rebels consolidate control over a devastated Goma

The United States told Rwanda it was "deeply troubled" by the fall of Goma in eastern Congo to Rwandan-backed M23 rebels, who appeared on Wednesday to have consolidated control over the city of nearly 2 million in just two days. Isolated bursts of g...

January 28, 2025 4:35 PM

Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed

Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias on Tuesday, while another four South African peacekeepers were killed. Many dead bodies lay...

December 3, 2024 5:37 PM

Unknown disease kills 143 in southwest Congo, local authorities say

An unknown disease killed 143 people in Democratic Republic of the Congo's southwestern province in November, local authorities told Reuters. Infected people had flu-like symptoms, including high fever and severe headaches, Remy Saki, deputy governo...

 

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