Congo's conflict is escalating week after week. Here's why some say Canadians need to pay attention
Chaos and violence are escalating in the eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels take over mineral-rich areas. Congolese ...
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DR Congo: After fall of Goma, Pope Francis calls for prayers for North Kivu
Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in St. Peter's Square during his Sunday Angelus ... a major city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in recent days. “With regard to the ...
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Only 17% of peatlands, vital to curbing climate change, are protected, study finds
Peatlands around the globe hold more carbon than all the world’s forests, and yet new research reveals a much lower ...
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Rwanda tightens its grip over eastern Congo
On February 16th soldiers from M 23 marched single-file through the streets of Bukavu, eastern Congo’s second-largest city.
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels occupy a 2nd major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Congo’s government says Rwanda-backed rebels have occupied a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo. The M23 rebels ...
M23 rebels advance into eastern Congo's strategic city of Bukavu
Bukavu's fall, if confirmed, marks the armed group's most significant advance since it revived a decade-old insurgency in ...
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
M23 rebels backed by Rwanda took the city of Goma in a bloody battle. This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled.
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Uganda Army Currently Controls Bunia Despite Gen. Muhoozi Threats to Attack
Reliable information reaching Taarifa Congo Desk Indicates that Uganda People’s Defence Forces are currently in charge of ...
Rwanda-backed rebels advance and Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo’s second largest city
Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire ...
‘Life is so dark’: Trump cancels flights to KC for 108 refugees fleeing war, persecution
A Congolese college student now won’t see his mother and father. An Afghan woman’s extended family remains out of reach for ...
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UN human rights boss says Congo rebellion could spread into neighbouring countries
The chief of the United Nations human rights body has called on "all those with influence" to help bring an end to civil unrest unfolding in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The Rwandan-backed ...