Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken control of an eastern town from fleeing government troops – their second such seizure since Friday. Representatives of the M23 rebel movement said they took Rutshuru around midday Sunday without any fighting. A rebel leader told reporters M23 will take more towns until the government agrees […]
DR Congo Rebels Seize Town After Army Flees
Posted July 9th, 2012 at 12:15 am (UTC-5)
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DR Congo Rebels Seize Town After Army Flees
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 4:20 pm (UTC-5)
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have seized a second town in the eastern part of the country from fleeing government troops. Representatives of the M23 rebel movement say they took over Rutshuru around midday Sunday without any fighting. The town lies on the main road north from the North Kivu provincial capital, Goma. […]
DR Congo Rebels Seize Town After Army Flees
Posted July 8th, 2012 at 11:30 am (UTC-5)
Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo say they have seized a town in the eastern part of the country after the army fled their advance. Representatives for the M23 rebel movement said they took over Rutshuru around midday Sunday without any fighting. The town lies on the main road north from the North Kivu […]
UN Chief Reacts to Peacekeeper’s Killing in DR Congo
Posted July 7th, 2012 at 12:35 am (UTC-5)
A spokesman for U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon says he is seriously concerned over the killing of a U.N. peacekeeper in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Mr. Ban is calling for an immediate end to the violence carried out by armed groups there. He has extended condolences to the family of the victim and to […]
DR Congo Rebels Take Town Near Uganda Border
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 12:30 pm (UTC-5)
A U.N. peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebels fought government troops and seized a key border crossing Friday. A spokesman for the U.N. mission in Congo says a peacekeeper from India was hit and killed during fighting in the town of Bunagana, near the Ugandan border. Vianney Kazarama, […]
DR Congo Rebels Take Town Near Uganda Border
Posted July 6th, 2012 at 9:00 am (UTC-5)
A U.N. peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where rebels fought government troops and seized a key border crossing Friday. A spokesman for the U.N. mission in Congo says a peacekeeper from India was hit and killed during fighting in the town of Bunagana, which the rebels, known as M23, […]
IMF Gives ‘Promising’ Economic Outlook for DRC
Posted June 25th, 2012 at 4:50 pm (UTC-5)
The International Monetary Fund is giving what it calls a “promising” economic outlook for the Democratic Republic of Congo. The head of a just-completed IMF mission to Congo, Robert York, projected Monday that the country’s economy will expand 7 percent this year, with inflation in the single digits. He also predicted a drop in the […]
UN Condemns Mutiny in DRC
Posted June 15th, 2012 at 7:35 pm (UTC-5)
The United Nations has condemned a mutiny of troops in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and called on neighboring countries to prevent the armed groups in North Kivu province from receiving outside support. China’s Ambassador to the U.N. Security Council, Li Boadong, said Friday that the council members also condemn the killing and abuse of […]
Center for Intelligence Sharing Opens in DR Congo
Posted June 13th, 2012 at 8:00 pm (UTC-5)
Intelligence chiefs from 11 countries of Africa’s Great Lake region opened a new Center for Intelligence Sharing Wednesday in the eastern Congolese city of Goma. The executive secretary of the new center and a former minister in the Democratic Republic of Congo government, Professor Ntumba Luaba, said they chose Goma because there are a number […]
Report: Rwanda Arming Rebels in Eastern DRC
Posted June 4th, 2012 at 9:05 am (UTC-5)
A human-rights group says Rwandan military officials have been arming rebels fighting the government in the neighboring Democratic Republic of Congo. U.S.-based Human Rights Watch says it has evidence the officials have provided weapons, ammunition and up to 300 new recruits to the rebel forces of renegade DRC General Bosco Ntaganda. It says some of […]
