Rwandan troops kill DRC soldier, arrest two amid simmering tensions
Deadly incident on Rwanda-DRC border exposes fragility of regional peace efforts amid M23 offensive.
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DRC turns to SADC for military support against M23 insurgency
Congo replaces UN peacekeepers with Southern African Development Community troops in bid to counter M23 rebels’ advances in east.
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UN alleges secret deployment of Burundian troops in eastern DRC
Over 1,000 Burundian troops have been covertly fighting alongside Congolese forces against M23 rebels, according to a UN report.
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Rebels retake DR Congo village where they’re accused of massacre
According to various sources, the Tutsi-led rebels, reportedly supported by Rwanda, had pulled out of the village at the start of April
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Clash between soldiers and pro-govt militants leaves 6 dead in DRC
The event transpired on Saturday afternoon in the village of Mugerwa, approximately 15 kilometers (nine miles) from the city of Goma
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Life in a nutshell in DR Congo: Foreign armies, militias, and mercenaries
Tens of thousands of people have been compelled to abandon their residences in a country that already has more than six million internally displaced individuals
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Pressure grows in DR Congo to revoke emergency measures in east
Calls mount in DR Congo to scrap emergency measures in east
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