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171 bodies found in mass graves in eastern Congo, an official says

Congolese authorities and a civil society group say they found mass graves in an area of eastern Congo that the M23 rebel group has recently withdrawn from, as fighting in the region escalates despite a U.S. mediated peace deal

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Trade and aid to return to South Kivu as DRC-Burundi strategic border reopens

A key border post between the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Burundi has reopened after more than two months of closure following an offensive by AFC/M23 rebels. More than 10,000 people crossed on the first day alone, according to local authorities.

Radio France Internationale

Drone strike in eastern Congo kills senior rebel official, escalating tensions

A spokesperson for the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels fighting in eastern Congo has been killed in a drone strike

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International humanitarian law is at risk – but it still carries weight

A study says IHL is at ‘critical breaking point’ amid horrendous violations in Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere. But to declare its demise would be premature

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DR Congo weighs price of security in minerals deal with US

A minerals-for-security deal between the United States and the Democratic Republic of Congo is facing a constitutional challenge in Kinshasa, with critics warning the government may be underselling the country’s vast mineral wealth. The partnership was praised by US President Donald Trump during a visit to Washington last week by…

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Families mourn those killed in a Congo mine landslide as some survivors prepare to return

A landslide last week killed at least 200 people in eastern Congo at a rebel-controlled coltan mine and families of the deceased are mourning their lost loved ones

The Independent UK

What to know after a deadly landslide in eastern Congo kills at least 200 miners

A landslide last week collapsed tunnels at a major coltan mining site in eastern Congo, leaving at least 200 people dead

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‘You take what you can and run’: families describe harrowing journey to escape fighting in DRC

Thousands who fled the advance of M23 rebels now face the threat of disease and shortages in Burundi’s overcrowded refugee camps

The Guardian - UK

Congo: At least 200 killed in landslide in rebel-held province; govt blames Rwanda-backed M23 group

The Democratic Republic of Congo’s government said on Sunday it feared “at least 200 people” had been killed in a “massive” landslide at a militia-controlled mine in the country’s east earlier this week.

The Times of India

At least 200 dead after devastating landslide in eastern Congo

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Mine collapse in eastern Congo leaves at least 200 dead

At least 200 people were killed in a landslide at coltan mines in eastern Congo, according to rebel authorities

The Independent UK

Goma in eastern Congo is hanging by a thread a year after the city fell to Rwanda-backed rebels

The M23 rebel group still controls Goma, a year after taking the main city in eastern Congo

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Goma's residents reflect on life a year after DR Congo city fell to M23 rebels

A year after the M23 armed group and its Rwandan allies seized Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the politico-military movement has stepped up measures to tighten its grip on the lakeside city. RFI spoke to residents about family loss, trying to adapt to daily life without a…

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Congolese soldiers reenter key eastern city after M23 rebels' withdrawal, army and residents say

Congolese soldiers and pro-government militia fighters have reentered the strategic town of Uvira

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M23 rebel group holds a symbolic funeral for victims of drone strike in eastern Congo

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has held a symbolic burial for 22 people killed in a drone strike in eastern Congo

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UN urges Rwanda to leave eastern Congo and extends peacekeeping mission for a year

The U.N. Security Council has urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from eastern Congo and extended the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Congo for a year

Radio France Internationale

UN mulls new mandate for DR Congo peacekeepers at critical moment for conflict

With hostilities once again flaring in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations is weighing another extension of its Monusco peacekeeping mission when its mandate expires this month. Though the UN had been charting a progressive withdrawal, renewed fighting and an international push for peace look set to…

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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim withdrawal from Uvira as peace talks struggle

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim they have begun withdrawing from the eastern Congolese city of Uvira

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Rwanda-back M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized city in eastern Congo

M23 rebels have announced they will withdraw from Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo

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DRC: M23 says it will withdraw from key city of Uvira

The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Fear grips Congo's Uvira as M23 rebels take control, displacing 200,000

A climate of fear has gripped Uvira, a strategic city in eastern Congo, after it fell to the Rwanda-backed M23 group

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US accuses Rwanda of violating peace deal as M23 rebels seize key city in eastern Congo

The United States accuses Rwanda of violating a U.S.-brokered peace agreement by supporting a new offensive in eastern Congo

The Independent UK

Over 400 civilians killed in fighting in eastern Congo, despite US-mediated peace deal

Regional officials report that more than 400 civilians have been killed since the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group escalated its offensive in eastern Congo

The Guardian - UK

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they have captured key city in eastern DRC

Rebel spokesperson claims Uvira ‘fully liberated’ as offensive continues despite Trump-brokered peace deal

The Independent UK

A free childbirth program ends in eastern Congo at the worst of times

It is increasingly difficult to give birth in eastern Congo

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