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(MENAFN) UNICEF has reported that more than 100,000 children have been displaced by recent fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, warning that the numbers are likely to rise as hostilities continue.

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government reassured citizens on Friday that its military will not yield following the recent capture of Uvira by M23 rebels.

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(MENAFN) Rwanda has accused the Democratic Republic of Congo and Burundian military forces Wednesday of shattering a truce established under a Washington peace framework, delivering fresh accusations in an escalating war of words since the...

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(MENAFN) At least 74 people—predominantly civilians—have been killed and 83 injured in recent fighting across eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the UN humanitarian coordinator reported late Monday.

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(MENAFN) Violent confrontations between M23 insurgents and Democratic Republic of Congo's armed forces, bolstered by pro-government wazalendo militia, have triggered widespread civilian evacuations across multiple eastern Congolese towns,...

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) and the rebel March 23 Movement (M23) signed a peace framework in Doha on Saturday, facilitated by mediation from Qatar and the United States.

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(MENAFN) M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have claimed the capture of hundreds of Burundian soldiers during fighting near the border town of Uvira, signaling a major escalation in a conflict that has persisted...

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(MENAFN) An EU official on Wednesday called on all parties involved in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to establish a humanitarian corridor and allow humanitarian flights to resume.

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(MENAFN) M23 insurgents announced Wednesday they had taken control of Uvira, a critical trade center positioned along the Burundi frontier that functioned as South Kivu province's provisional administrative seat, marking a dramatic turn in the...

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(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have finalized a peace accord that US President Donald Trump described as an “historic” conclusion to three decades of armed hostilities in eastern Congo.

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(MENAFN) US President Donald Trump celebrated a breakthrough peace accord between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo on Thursday, declaring it ends 30 years of devastating bloodshed in Congo's volatile eastern territories.

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(MENAFN) Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) have finalized a peace deal that US President Donald Trump described as an “historic” conclusion to three decades of armed hostilities in eastern Congo.

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(MENAFN) The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the M23 insurgents have traded accusations of breaching a delicate ceasefire, just 48 hours before a peace accord is scheduled to be signed in Washington.

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(MENAFN) Two officers and 36 fighters from the M23 rebel group have surrendered amid ongoing clashes in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military confirmed Monday.

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(MENAFN) The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and the rebel group M23, part of the AFC/M23 coalition, reached a critical agreement Tuesday in Doha to establish a mechanism for monitoring the ongoing ceasefire, according to a government...

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Army veteran Emmanuel Mwela balances logistics work, business ownership, family, and an international move while earning his second Kentucky State degree FRANKFORT, Ky. — Emmanuel O. Mwela’s Kentucky State University journey reflects the same...

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(MENAFN) Russia has praised a new peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) government and rebel groups aimed at ending years of deadly fighting in the country’s eastern provinces.

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(MENAFN) Approximately 70 people remain missing after a boat capsized Monday on the Sankuru River in Kasai Province, central Democratic Republic of the Congo, as stated by reports.

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(MENAFN) Russia has expressed approval for a newly reached peace pact between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) government and rebel forces, designed to halt a protracted conflict in the nation’s eastern region that has claimed...

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(MENAFN) Around 70 people remain unaccounted for after a passenger vessel overturned on a river in Kasai Province in the central Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to reports from local media on Wednesday.