United Nations Peacekeeper Killed In Congo Fighting; Three Others Wounded
A U.N. peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back...
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South African Military Flexes Muscles Ahead Of DR Congo Mission
South Africa's air force showed off its military might on Thursday with precision bombing and helicopter gunships firing fusillades of r...
Girls As Young As Six Raped By Congolese Soldiers - United Nation Report
Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped at least 97 women and 33 girls, some as young as six, in the country's volatile east after the...
South Africa To Send Troops To Join UN Mission In Congo
South Africa will send troops to the DRC as part of a UN mission to neutralise armed groups in the conflict-torn east of the country. The de...
Congolese Warlord Bosco Ntaganda En Route To The Hague
A Congolese warlord who is facing a series of war crimes charges is on his way to The Hague to stand trial. Bosco Ntaganda had turned himsel...
Deadly Plane Crash In DR Congo's Goma Kills 5
A plane has crashed in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, killing at least five passengers, officials say. It came...
36 Killed As Government Troops, M 23 Militia Rebels Clash In DR Congo
At least 36 people have been killed and several others injured after deadly clashes erupted between the government troops and militia in the...
Congo Rebels Sack Political Chief, Splits Undermine Peace Efforts
Rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have sacked their political leader, the group's military commander said, a sign of in-fig...
11 Countries To Sign Congo Peace Deal On Sunday, UN Says
The eleven countries in the Great Lakes region of Africa have been invited to sign a UN-mediated peace agreement this weekend meant to end t...
South Africa Charges 19 DR Congo 'Rebels For Coup Plot'
Nineteen suspected Congolese rebels have been charged in a South African court with plotting a coup against President Joseph Kabila. Prosecu...
Troops And Drones To Bolster New UN Congo Peace Bid
Eight African leaders will on Monday launch a new bid to calm eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where the UN wants to send an 'inter...
Congo - Rebels Demand Government Ceasefire Before Talks
Congolese rebels will attend peace talks with the government this week but will walk away if Kinshasa does not sign a ceasefire, the rebel p...
U.N. Chief Pushes For Regional Deal To End Congo Crisis
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm on Wednesday at the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and said h...
UN Says More Than 125 Rapes During DR Congo Army Retreat
More than 125 women were raped as Democratic Republic of Congo troops pulled back from a rebel offensive last month, according to a UN inves...
U.N. Launches Review Of Congo Force With Battered Reputation
The United Nations said on Thursday it had launched a comprehensive review of its Congo peacekeeping mission, which suffered a severe blow t...
DR Congo - M23 Rebel Delegation Visit Kampala For Talks
A delegation of rebels was in Kampala Saturday for talks with the Congolese government aimed at ending a crisis that has led to widespread r...
Congo Army, Rebels Have Committed Rights Abuses - UN
Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped and pillaged in Minova after fleeing to the eastern town as M23 rebels advanced, while insurgents ...
Congo - Yerevan Says Brazzaville Crash Plane Was Armenian
A cargo plan that crashed at Brazzaville airport killing at least 27 people belonged to the Armenian freight specialist airline Rij Airways,...
Congo - Cargo Plane Crash Kills 30 Near Brazzaville
Emergency workers in the Republic of Congo say at least 30 people were killed when a cargo plane slammed into homes near Brazzaville's a...
Rebels In Eastern Congo Pull Back From Key City Of Goma
Two weeks after seizing Goma, the M23 rebels withdrew Saturday with a warning that they still could retake the key eastern Congo city. M23, ...
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