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Rwandan FM contests Rwandan presence in DR Congo
Africa • 10:17 PM
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In tonight's edition: The M23 launches a new offensive in DR Congo's South Kivu, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due to attend a crisis summit. Meanwhile, the Rwandan foreign minister speaks to FRANCE 24 and contests UN reports of a
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M23’s unilateral ceasefire a 'ploy', DR Congo govt spokesman says
Africa • 7:47 PM
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After attacking the eastern DR Congo city of Goma last week, the M23 rebel group unilaterally decreed a humanitarian ceasefire that was supposed to have been in force since Tuesday. Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya on Wednesday denounced the
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El canciller de Benín en France 24: "Somos la puerta de África para la diáspora"
Africa • 7:21 PM
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En este episodio de La Entrevista, Olushegun Bakari, ministro de Relaciones Exteriores de Benín, habla sobre los esfuerzos de esa nación africana para fortalecer lazos con la diáspora afrodescendiente. Desde una nueva ley de nacionalidad hasta alianzas c
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Tuesday, february 4, 2025
Congolese abroad protest against DR Congo conflict
Africa • 9:38 PM
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In tonight's edition: International protests spring up in South Africa and Brussels as demonstrators call for the EU and the global community to do more to sanction those accused of enflaming the conflict in eastern DR Congo. Also this week, 42 mostly Ch
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Trump and South Africa: Doing Musk's bidding?
Africa • 7:11 PM
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One might assume that the new president of the United States has a pretty full in-tray. So at first glance, it was a bit of a surprise to hear Donald Trump lash out at South Africa, threatening to cut aid over its 2023 Employment Equity Act. There's obvi
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RD Congo: los minerales del conflicto en el este
Africa • 5:01 PM
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República Democrática del Congo vuelve al centro de la atención internacional con la escalada de un conflicto de más de 30 años. África 7 Días analiza una de sus principales causas: la lucha por las riquezas minerales. Kinshasa acusa a Ruanda de financia
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USAID $40bn budget frozen: Int'l aid from UN agencies, NGOs, public/private sector severely impacted
Africa • 1:42 PM
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President Donald Trump's overhaul of US foreign assistance has led to chaos in the aid and development field, leaving hundreds of contractors in a severe financial crunch with some already having to lay off staff and others facing millions of dollars in
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Conflicto en Sudán: ataques aéreos y combates en Kordofán y Darfur dejan decenas de muertos
Africa • 9:25 AM
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Al menos 65 personas murieron y 130 resultaron heridas el lunes durante los enfrentamientos entre el Ejército y fuerzas paramilitares en el sur y el oeste de Sudán, según informaron los médicos.
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RD Congo: el M23 decreta un "alto al fuego", se espera que Tshisekedi y Kagame asistan el sábado a Dar es Salaam
Africa • 5:56 AM
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El grupo rebelde M23 dijo en un comunicado el lunes por la tarde que declararía "un alto el fuego" a partir del martes "por razones humanitarias". Un anuncio unilateral que se produce después de su ofensiva en la ciudad de Goma a principios de semana y m
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M23 rebels declare unilateral ceasefire in DR Congo’s war-torn east
Africa • 12:11 AM
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The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a unilateral humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in the DR Congo's (DRC) perennially explosive east, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
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Monday, february 3, 2025
Rwanda, DR Congo leaders to join emergency summit
Africa • 9:38 PM
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In tonight's edition: As tensions continue to spiral over the rebel conflict in eastern DR Congo, the country's leader and his Rwandan counterpart, who's accused of pulling the strings of the M23 insurgents, agree to attend an emergency regional summit o
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Dozens killed as fierce fighting rages in south and west Sudan
Africa • 8:47 PM
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At least 65 people were killed and 130 wounded on Monday during clashes between the army and paramilitary forces in south and west Sudan, doctors said.
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'US driving South Africa and other Global South, non-aligned countries into the arms of China'
Africa • 6:50 PM
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President Cyril Ramaphosa is rejecting Donald Trump's assertions that South Africa was "confiscating" land and said he was ready to explain his government's land reform policy to his US counterpart. For in-depth analysis and a deeper perspective on land
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Kenya's Sengwer community refuses to leave Embobut Forest
Africa • 10:57 AM
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Kenya's Sengwer community is one of the last to live in the Embobut Forest, in the North Rift Valley. But the government accuses this Indigenous people of damaging the forest and has asked them to leave. Hundreds of families have been forcibly evicted. T
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Sunday, february 2, 2025
Estados Unidos ataca en Somalia altos líderes del grupo Estado Islámico
Africa • 5:25 PM
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El presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, anunció que el Ejército estadounidense realizó ataques aéreos contra miembros del Estado Islámico en Somalia, enfocándose en un líder del grupo y otros "terroristas" reclutados por él. Este bombardeo ocurre
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US strikes in Somalia's Puntland kill 'key figures' from Islamic State group
Africa • 11:13 AM
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US military strikes in northern Somalia have killed senior members of the Islamic State (IS) group, the head of the semi-autonomous Puntland region said Sunday.
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Saturday, february 1, 2025
US conducts air strikes against Islamic State group in Somalia
Africa • 7:46 PM
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US President Donald Trump said he ordered military air strikes to root out Islamic State (IS) group operatives in Somalia on Saturday, in an operation supported by Somalia’s government.
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Sudán: paramilitares bombardean un mercado en Omdurmán y matan a al menos 54 personas
Africa • 6:11 PM
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Un ataque con artillería golpeó este sábado Omdurmán, al norte de Jartum, dejando al menos 54 muertos. Testigos señalan que los disparos provinieron de una zona controlada por las FAR, el grupo paramilitar liderado por Hemetti, que combate al ejército su
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Sudanese paramilitary forces kill scores of civilians in attack on Khartoum market
Africa • 2:12 PM
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At least 54 people were killed and 158 wounded at a market place in greater Khartoum on Saturday in a strike by the Sudanese paramilitary, according to Sudan's health authorities. The Rapid Support Forces have been locked in a brutal conflict with the co
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Fighting stalls in eastern DR Congo following army offensive
Africa • 1:42 PM
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A major offensive by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in east Democratic Republic of Congo appeared to have stalled on Saturday after the army took back some ground, two civil society sources and a local official said. In Goma, life is slowly returning to norma
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Friday, january 31, 2025
DR Congo's army slows M23 rebels' southern march
Africa • 9:26 PM
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In tonight's edition: Calm returns to DR Congo's eastern city of Goma as M23 rebels advance south. Also, the Southern African Development Community holds a special meeting in Zimbabwe to discuss the situation in DR Congo. And in Kenya, it's time to fight
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Goma, Gaza, Sudan's 'turning point'?, Trump's frenetic week
Africa • 7:52 PM
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This week, conflict and crisis dominate the headlines. In DR Congo, M23 rebels appear to have seized the key city of Goma, forcing thousands to flee and reigniting tensions over Rwanda's alleged involvement. In Gaza, displaced civilians are finally retur
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Hundreds hospitalised as fighting in DR Congo intensifies
Africa • 9:41 AM
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Hundreds of wounded have been admitted to hospitals in Goma following days of intense clashes between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed armed group M23. The group's capture of most of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, is a dramatic escalatio
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As Moo Deng enjoys celebrity status, Ivory Coast seeks to protect endangered pygmy hippos
Africa • 12:21 AM
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He's small, cute and viral: the baby pygmy hippo Moo Deng, housed in a Thai zoo, has become the star of millions of posts, memes and videos around the world. But in the wild, the pygmy hippopotamus is on the brink of extinction. Of the 2,500 remaining sp
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Thursday, january 30, 2025
Diplomatic tensions rise over DR Congo conflict
Africa • 9:22 PM
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In tonight's edition: Rwandan President Paul Kagame strongly rejects criticism of his country's involvement in eastern DR Congo, where M23 rebels backed by Kigali appear to have taken control of much of the provincial capital Goma. Hospitals there are st
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M23 rebels aim to overthrow Kinshasa administration, researcher says, as UN warns of regional war
Africa • 8:30 PM
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FRANCE 24's Yinka Oyetade speaks to Dr Alex Vines, head of the Africa Programme at Chatham House, about the M23 offensive in eastern DR Congo. He says that the ambitions of the Rwanda-backed M23 differ now from their aims back in 2012, when they first se
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M23 rebels try to expand control in DR Congo
Africa • 8:10 PM
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In tonight's edition: The M23 militia has advanced on a new front in eastern DR Congo, seizing two districts in South Kivu province. The Rwandan-backed rebel group reportedly faces little resistance. Meanwhile, East African leaders have called for an imm
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Uganda confirms Ebola outbreak caused death of Kampala hospital nurse
Africa • 7:22 PM
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A 32-year-old male nurse at Mulago Hospital in the Ugandan capital Kampala has died of Ebola, health officials said Thursday, adding that at least 44 of his contacts had so far been identified. Uganda’s last outbreak of the disease, discovered in Septemb
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República Democrática del Congo anuncia una respuesta “enérgica” ante letal avance del M23
Africa • 2:36 PM
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El presidente de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC), Félix Tshisekedi, subrayó que el Ejército está organizando una respuesta “enérgica” ante el avance de los rebeldes del M23 en el este de la nación, que ha causado un centenar de muertos. El manda
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France ends military presence in Sahel region with handover of last base in Chad
Africa • 1:25 PM
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The French army has handed over its last base in Chad in a military ceremony in the capital N'Djamena, marking the end of French military presence in the country. Once a key link in France's military presence in Africa, Chad was its last foothold in the
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French foreign ministry says Rwanda fighters must leave DR Congo ‘immediately’
Africa • 6:44 AM
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A French government spokesman on Thursday demanded the departure from DR Congo of Rwandan forces and Rwandan-backed M23 fighters from the east of the country. “The sovereignty and territorial integrity of DR Congo are not up for negotiation,” foreign min
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War in the DRC's east: Will there be a 'push for diplomatic means to end this conflict'?
Africa • 12:19 AM
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DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi insisted his troops were mounting a "vigorous" response to Rwanda-backed fighters advancing in the country's perennially troubled east and slammed the international community's "silence and inaction". All the while, Pr
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Wednesday, january 29, 2025
¿Qué está pasando en República Democrática del Congo?: las claves del conflicto
Africa • 7:03 PM
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Desde hace varios días, la República Democrática del Congo (RDC) es nuevamente escenario de violencia a manos del grupo Movimiento 23 de Marzo, reimpulsando un conflicto que estuvo inactivo por años. Ahora, la insurgencia ha desplazado a cientos de miles
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República Democrática del Congo: el M23 avanza en el intento de expandir su control en Goma
Africa • 4:09 PM
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Los rebeldes del M23 capturaron este miércoles 28 de enero grandes partes de Goma, la ciudad más grande del este de República Democrática del Congo, según informó Naciones Unidas. Por su parte, fuentes de la agencia de noticias EFE y fotografías de la ag
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M23 rebels appear to seize most of Goma in eastern DR Congo
Africa • 6:44 AM
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Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi will not attend crisis talks with Rwandan leader Paul Kagame on Wednesday, state media said, as M23 rebels backed by Rwandan troops appeared to have taken over most of the major city of Goma in the
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República Democrática del Congo: el M23 entra a Goma por primera vez desde 2012
Africa • 2:14 AM
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Un punto de inflexión en el conflicto en la República Democrática del Congo (RDC): el grupo rebelde M23, respaldado, según la ONU, por Ruanda, entró a Goma, la principal ciudad del este del país. Luego de más de tres años de reactivar el conflicto, logra
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Tuesday, january 28, 2025
RD Congo - Ruanda: tres décadas de tensión e inestabilidad crónica
Africa • 10:04 PM
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La entrada de rebeldes del M23 y fuerzas ruandesas en Goma, importante ciudad fronteriza del este de la República Democrática del Congo, ha reavivado un conflicto que dura décadas en la región congoleña de Kivu Norte, en el centro de una guerra de influe
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African Union urges M23 rebels to 'lay down arms' in DR Congo
Africa • 9:27 PM
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In tonight's edition: The Congolese city of Goma is a canvas of violence and chaos since M23 rebels have entered the city. As Congolese forces struggle to hold out against the M23 and the Rwandan forces backing them, some of the civilians fleeing are hea
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Rebeldes habrían tomado el aeropuerto de Goma en RD Congo, según la ONU
Africa • 6:07 PM
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El portavoz de Naciones Unidas anunció que los combatientes del M23 se habrían hecho con el aeropuerto de Goma, principal urbe del este de RD Congo. En la jornada, se produjeron una serie de ataques a las embajadas de distintos países como Francia, Bélgi
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"¿De qué se trata la lucha en la República Democrática del Congo?": 'BBC'
Africa • 3:41 PM
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En Revista de Prensa vamos hasta República Democrática del Congo donde se agudiza el conflicto con los rebeldes del M23. La cadena 'BBC' presenta un explicativo del conflicto, el rol de Ruanda y la ayuda de la ONU. Además, el diario británico 'The Guardi
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DR Congo's decades-long conflict: 'One of the worst humanitarian crises unfolding'
Africa • 2:31 PM
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The UN has warned the humanitarian situation in the besieged DR Congo city of Goma was "extremely worrying" amid mass displacement, food shortages, looted aid, overflowing hospitals and widespread sexual violence. Aid agencies warned that attacks on wate
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French FM condemns 'unacceptable' attack on embassy in DR Congo
Africa • 12:45 AM
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Protesters have attacked several embassies in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, including the French one, during demonstrations on Tuesday against the escalating conflict in the country's east. Congo's Communications Minister Patrick Muyaya said the situation
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Monday, january 27, 2025
República Democrática del Congo: miles de desplazados por los combates entre el Ejército y el M23
Africa • 9:47 PM
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Los combates en Goma, la mayor ciudad del este de la República Democrática del Congo, "siguen en curso", afirmó este lunes 27 de enero un alto funcionario de la ONU en esa nación africana, después de que los rebeldes del M23 afirmaran tener el control de
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Fighting ongoing across DR Congo's Goma
Africa • 9:25 PM
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In tonight's edition: The Congolese army fights to hold off M23 forces from the besieged city of Goma as fierce battling kills scores and sends thousands fleeing to safety. Also, the African Union's peace and security council calls an emergency meeting a
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AFCON 2025: Groups revealed ahead of tournament
Africa • 9:03 PM
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The draw for the 2025 edition of the Africa Cup of Nations has finally taken place, with hosts Morocco facing Mali, Zambia and Comoros in Group A. Egypt will take on South Africa, Angola, and Zimbabwe in Group B, while Nigeria begin their quest for a fir
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Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN
Africa • 7:47 PM
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Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels claimed to have control of Gom
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M23 rebel group advances into eastern DR Congo, entering city of Goma
Africa • 5:30 PM
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Fighting has escalated sharply in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the city of Goma, the government’s last stronghold in the region bordering Rwanda. Analysis by Thierry Vircoulon, associate resea
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Rwanda-backed M23 group enters DR Congo city of Goma
Africa • 5:21 PM
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Rwandan-backed rebels marched into east Congo's largest city Goma and Congolese troops exchanged fire with the Rwandan military across the border, in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict for more than a decade. Story by Antonia Kerrigan and An
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Gunfire heard in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels, Rwandan troops close in
Africa • 4:14 PM
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Gunfire rang out across Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday as M23 rebels and Rwandan forces were spotted throughout the city. Hospitals reported at least 17 deaths and hundreds wounded as Goma residents fled the escalating violence.
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DR Congo: hundreds of thousands displaced as conflict rages in the east
Africa • 11:12 AM
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Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo’s largest city, Goma, as the United Nations described a mass panic among its 2 million people and Congo’s government said the rebel advance was a “declaration of war." Story by Emily Boyle and Nina
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UN urges Rwanda to pull out of DR Congo as M23 rebels close in on Goma
Africa • 10:43 AM
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The UN Security Council denounced the "flagrant disregard" for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), demanding the withdrawal of "external forces" without explicitly naming them. Story by Camille Knight.
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Gunfire overnight in DR Congo's Goma as M23 rebels close in
Africa • 10:39 AM
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The United Nations Security Council demanded that Rwanda-backed M23 rebel forces stop an ongoing offensive and advance towards Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and that "external forces" in the region immediately withdraw.
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UN chief urges Rwandan forces to withdraw from DR Congo
Africa • 2:48 AM
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Rwandan troops to exit the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and cease aiding M23 rebels nearing Goma. The conflict, escalating in DRC's east, has claimed multiple peacekeepers' lives and threatens the city's
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Sunday, january 26, 2025
DRC and Rwanda withraw diplomats from each other's capitals as M23 rebels close in on Goma
Africa • 10:56 PM
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UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged Rwandan troops to exit the Democratic Republic of Congo and cease aiding M23 rebels nearing Goma. The conflict, escalating in DRC's east, has claimed multiple peacekeepers' lives and threatens the city's millio
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UN chief urges Rwanda to pull out of DR Congo as M23 rebels enter outskirts of key city
Africa • 5:29 PM
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United Nations chief Antonio Guterres urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where fierce fighting raged as Kigali-backed fighters closed in on the major city of Goma. For more information, FRANCE 24 's Gavin Le
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DR Congo: Goma's airport evacuated as M23 rebels close in on the city
Africa • 5:07 PM
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The international airport in Goma was evacuated and commercial flights temporarily grounded as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around eastern Congo's key city, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign soldiers dead a
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República Democrática del Congo: la violencia se recrudece ante avance de tropas ruandesas y del M23
Africa • 4:48 PM
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Los combates en Goma, la mayor ciudad del este de la República Democrática del Congo (RDC), "siguen en curso (...) aún no han terminado", sostuvo el lunes el alto funcionario de la ONU en esa nación africana, Bruno Lemarquis, Los rebeldes del M23 y tropa
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