US, Kenya urge ceasefire in Eastern Congo
The latest offensive by M23 marks the most severe escalation in over a decade of conflict in eastern Congo
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Burundi hit by surge of 40,000 refugees from Congo
The influx of refugees, primarily into northwest Burundi, has overwhelmed local communities
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US sanctions Rwandan minister, M23 leader over DRC conflict
The U.S. Treasury Department, which implemented the financial sanctions, identified James Kabarebe, Rwanda’s Minister of State for Regional Integration, as the target
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Panic spreads in DR Congo capital as M23 pushes forward in east
Tensions are mounting in the capital as the military struggles to resist the M23 offensive
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Burundi troops withdraw from M23 fight in new blow to Congo
The withdrawal comes as the U.N. human rights office accuses M23 of executing children in Bukavu
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Congo army’s retreat from Bukavu sparks clashes with allied militias
The army’s decision to abandon Bukavu—Congo’s second-largest eastern city after Goma—marks another major setback in the military’s struggle against the M23 insurgency
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M23 rebels enter Bukavu as Congolese troops withdraw
Government and army officials have yet to comment on the developments
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Looting hits Bukavu as M23 rebels advance
The M23’s offensive has intensified since seizing Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, late last month
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M23 rebels advance as Tshisekedi seeks global support
The rebels, who captured Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city, at the end of January, are advancing toward Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province
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Call for aid access, return of displaced in Eastern DR Congo
Doctors Without Borders head in Goma stresses that returns must be voluntary and areas of origin must be secure
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