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UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit
UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected and a ...
Influx of 40,000 fleeing Congo war worsens Burundi humanitarian plight, UN says
Burundi is facing a rapidly worsening humanitarian situation as more than 40,000 people have fled there in two weeks to ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...
African leaders call for direct talks with rebels to resolve Congo conflict
Russian forces sharply increased combat activity in eastern Ukraine on Saturday and the main attacks were concentrated near ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as thousands of residents flee city of Bukavu
Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape ...
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ...
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...
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African Union Needs to Act Now on Eastern DR Congo
As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...
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‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over ... province of South Kivu. A map of Africa highlights two countries: Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo, along with two major Congolese cities ...
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African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
The escalating conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate ... which have hit the continent hard. The African leaders represent about 1.5 billion people in a body long criticised ...