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Eastern DR Congo faces fragile ceasefire

Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week.

The Washington Post · 1d

Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

LiveTube News (English) on MSN · 4h

Video: Eastern DR Congo faces fragile ceasefire as M23 rebels advance

Eastern DR Congo faces fragile ceasefire as M23 rebels advance The conflict in eastern DR Congo escalates as Rwandan-backed M23 rebels push forward after capturing Goma last week. Thousands have been killed,

DR Congo conflict advances

BBC on MSN · 7d

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 earth of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a war is currently raging.

Yahoo · 9h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.

Daily Journal · 1d

DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres call

CNN10d

Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

A report by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in December, revealed that “at least 150 tons of coltan were fraudulently exported to Rwanda and mixed with ...

allAfrica.com on MSN18h

Rebels Are Continuing Their March in Eastern Congo - What Is Their Long-Term Goal? [analysis]

In late January, a rebel group that has long caused mayhem in the sprawling African nation of Democratic Republic of Congo took control of Goma, a major city of about 2 million people on the border ...

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 ...

Channels TV13h

The Role Of Minerals And Tech Firms In The DR Congo Conflict

DRC and Rwanda together supply around half the world's coltan, the metallic ore that is vital in making phones and laptops.

Amsterdam News1d

D.R. Congo is being bathed in blood

The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...

10don MSN

Blood minerals in DR Congo

Battle for control of DRC fuelled by increasing demand for minerals such as coltan and cobalt, crucial in smartphones and ...

The Africa Report1d

DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing

Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...

BBC on MSN9d

What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?

DR Congo and multiple UN reports have accused Rwanda of using the conflict as a way of looting Congolese minerals, such as ...

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