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Critically injured South African soldiers are evacuated from Congo amid rebel offensive

South Africa's armed forces say a group of soldiers critically injured in fighting in eastern Congo a month ago have been evacuated by the United Nations.

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Eastern and Southern African blocs weigh deployment to eastern Congo

The EAC and SADC regional blocs have previously called for a ceasefire in the war in the mineral-rich region, which Congo's prime minister said this week had killed some 7,000 people since January. The document says the blocs are considering seeking a mandate,

New Vision on MSN · 16h

Wounded South African soldiers return home from DR Congo

By AFPJOHANNESBURG - South African troops seriously wounded in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have returned home for treatment, the military said on Tuesday.M23 fighters have captured swathes of eastern DRC despite military support provided by several countries,

Over 7,000 people killed in eastern DR Congo since Jan.

The Washington Post · 11d

Rwanda-backed rebels claim to have seized a second airport in east Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport

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Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo's prime minister said Monday. Judith Suminwa Tuluka told the U.

Reuters · 1d

Fighting in Congo has killed 7,000 since January, DRC says

February 24, 2025. About 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of

In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City

M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.

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Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital

protesters attack embassies GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Rebels seized the airport of east Congo's largest city Goma on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main ...

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M23 Rebels Claim Goma, Congo Calls It a 'Declaration of War'

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.

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‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say

Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...

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Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma on Monday and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across ...

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UK suspends some financial aid to Rwanda over violence in eastern Congo as rebels dig in

U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.

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U.N. human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children

Volker Türk said Tuesday that his office "confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23 after they entered the city ...

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Eastern DR Congo - Crisis Deepens As Crime and Insecurity Surges

The humanitarian crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is worsening as M23 rebel attacks continue to drive tens of thousands from their homes and claim hundreds of lives, UN ...

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