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DRC signs peace deal with Tutsi rebels
The government of the DRC and Tutsi rebels signed a peace deal on Monday under which the rebel movement is to change into a political party.
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DRC’s Nkunda arrested in Rwanda, faces extradition
Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda was under arrest Friday in neighbouring Rwanda awaiting extradition on war crimes charges.
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DRC’s murky mining trade feels pinch of global pressures
Rich Congolese mineral deposits are both the bounty and the curse of the war-torn nation, the seeds of recovery and the drivers of the bloody conflict
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DRC rebel leader faces fresh call to step down
A rebel faction on Thursday issued a fresh challenge to DRC rebel leader Laurent Nkunda, reiterating a demand he step down immediately.
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Congo rebel chief vows war if no talks with govt
Congolese Tutsi rebel leader General Laurent Nkunda threatened war on Saturday unless DRC’s government entered a new round of talks with him.
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UN envoy meets DRC rebel amid fresh fighting
A United Nations envoy met Congolese rebel leader Laurent Nkunda for talks to seek peace in eastern DRC on Sunday as fresh fighting flared.
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Rwanda’s president accuses UN of betrayal
Rwanda’s President, Paul Kagame, has accused the United Nations of betraying a pledge to combat Hutu extremists in eastern Congo and then blaming his country for the failure of a costly peacekeeping mission to end years of conflict. In an interview with the Guardian, Kagame dismissed accusations that Rwanda is backing the Tutsi rebel leader, […]
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Southern Africa ready to send peacekeepers to DRC
Southern African nations are prepared to provide assistance to the armed forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Killing of civilians in DRC town is war crime, warns UN
The UN has accused Tutsi rebels and Congolese militias of war crimes over the systematic killing of civilians in the town of Kiwanja.
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Tutsi rebels in DRC accused of murdering civilians
Tutsi rebels in eastern DRC have been accused of summarily killing civilians as they seized a town that had been the stronghold of Hutu militias.
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DRC rebels blast govt for refusing negotiations
Rebels in the east of the DRC accused the government of declaring "war on its people" by refusing to negotiate.
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Refugees flee heavy fighting in DRC
Heavy fighting in the eastern DRC has driven at least 1 700 people from a refugee camp, the United Nations said on Tuesday.