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Trump to host leaders of Rwanda, Congo to end war
President Trump will host the leaders of Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo on Thursday to sign a peace deal to end years of…
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Ex-NBA exec plans sports hotel chain after $26M Rwanda launch
The News A new $26 million sports-themed hotel in Rwanda that aims to tap into the country’s growing hospitality market will be a template…
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Dozens of white rhinos relocated from South Africa to Rwanda
Seventy southern white rhinos have completed a journey of more than 3,400 kilometres (at least 2,112 miles) by truck and Boeing 747 from…
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Rwanda pulls out of regional bloc over DR Congo row
Rwanda has said it is pulling out of a central African regional bloc after a diplomatic row over its involvement in the conflict in the…
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Links to Rwanda fuel discrimination against DR Congo's Tutsis
The notorious M23 rebel group is wreaking havoc in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the region's two biggest cities in a…
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Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Top United Nations officials in Africa warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Wednesday that…
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Rebels leave families devastated in wake of DR Congo advance
Heshima winces in pain as he tries to shift his weight, sweat beading on his face. The slight 13-year-old sits on a bed in a tent in the…
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Second DR Congo city falls to Rwanda-backed rebels
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have entered Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, seizing the regional…
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DR Congo M23 rebels close in on second major city
M23 rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo are closing in on a second major city, Bukavu, as they continue their advance.…
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The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the country's east,…
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Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a humanitarian…
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Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo's government on Tuesday described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as…
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Arsenal, PSG and Bayern urged to end Visit Rwanda deals
The Democratic Republic of Congo has called on Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris St-Germain to end their "blood stained" sponsorship deals…
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Your phone, a rare metal and the war in DR Congo
There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the earth of…
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The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo
Protesters in Kinshasa, the capital of Democratic Republic of Congo, have been burning portraits of Rwanda's president and tearing up…
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Rwanda illegally occupying DR Congo, minister tells BBC
Rwanda is illegally occupying the Democratic Republic of Congo and attempting to orchestrate regime change, the country's foreign minister…
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South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war
South Africa and Rwanda's already fraught diplomatic relations have worsened after President Cyril Ramaphosa accused the Rwanda-backed M23…
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DR Congo president vows 'vigorous' fight to halt M23 rebel advance
Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized…
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Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s leader called on young people to massively enlist in the army to help fight Rwanda-backed rebels who were…
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Rebel Troops Claim Capture Of Congo Border City Stoking Fears Of Wider Conflict
The M23 rebel group, which has taken control of large parts of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in recent years, now says it…
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What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan…
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Thousands flee as rebels close in on key DR Congo city
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo's east, as rebel forces close in on the city of Goma.…
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Rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo
Thirteen soldiers serving with peacekeeping forces in the Democratic Republic of Congo have been killed in clashes with rebels from the…
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Rwanda-backed rebels seize key town in DR Congo
Rebel forces backed by Rwanda have captured the town of Masisi in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, according to various…