7,000 killed in DRC fighting since January, PM tells UN
The resurgence of the M23 rebellion marks the most severe escalation in over a decade of violence in eastern Congo
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Hundreds of Congolese police join rebels in occupied Bukavu
A week ago, M23 rebels advanced into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, following the withdrawal of Congolese forces
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Congo president plans unity government amid eastern crisis
President Felix Tshisekedi plans to form a unity government in response to mounting pressure over military losses to M23 rebels in the eastern provinces.
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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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Rwanda minister sanctioned by US amid DRC fighting
The United States has imposed sanctions on Rwandan Minister James Kabarebe for his support of the M23 armed group fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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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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DR Congo says Rwandan army entered Bukavu, warns residents
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government has accused the Rwandan army of entering the eastern city of Bukavu, condemning Rwanda’s “plan to occupy” the country.
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