DR Congo conflict advances

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 eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a war is currently raging. It may even be directly connected to the M23 rebel group that made global headlines this week.
UN warns worst may be coming in east Congo conflict
February 7, 2025. The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Tur
DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.
DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres called for peace.
UN chief appeals for peace in eastern DR Congo
The U.N. secretary-general appealed Thursday for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a recent escalation of fighting between rebels and the national army has killed at least 2,900 people and displaced tens of thousands.
UN rights chief warns against 'escalating' DR Congo conflict
The UN Human Rights Council is considering whether to launch an investigation into alleged abuses committed in eastern Congo on Kinshasa's request. Rwanda alleged it was responding to an "imminent" threat from Congo.
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DR Congo - Summit Must Stop Atrocities of War and Hold Criminals to Account [press release]
Failure to seize this moment will only embolden the perpetrators and increase the likelihood of further atrocities' - Agnès CallamardA joint summit on 7 and 8 February will be held for the heads of ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
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DR Congo court issues arrest warrant for rebel leader Corneille Nangaa
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant for the leader of the Congo ...
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I don’t know if Rwandan soldiers are in DR Congo – Kagame
Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if Rwandan troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
‘Treasure’ of Congo, which has sparked bloody conflicts, metal behind reason for war is…, it is used for…
Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced late on Monday that they will pause their ...
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East Africa: EAC, SADC Presidents Confirm Participation in DR Congo Conflict Talks
The East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Development Community (SADC) have agreed to sit down on the table ...
DR Congo: Humanitarian situation
After the M23 militia advanced on Goma in eastern DRC, hospitals report they have now reached capacity. While the militia has ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...
Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission ...
The Rwandan Genocide Echoes in DR Congo Strife
Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.
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DR Congo: Summit must stop atrocities of war and hold criminals to account
Failure to seize this moment will only embolden the perpetrators and increase the likelihood of further atrocities’ - Agnès ...
More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says
More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according ...