UN mission in DR Congo under scrutiny as conflict escalates
The three peacekeepers — one from Uruguay and two from South Africa — were killed over the weekend in the fighting around ...
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People in civilian clothing enter MONUSCO base in Goma, hand over weapons
Unidentified people in civilian clothes enter MONUSCO base in Goma, Eastern DRC and hand over weapons to the Uruguayan UN ...
UN: Fighting eases in DR Congo's Goma as rebels gain 'upper hand'
The United Nations said Wednesday that there is relative calm in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, following several days ...
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MONUSCO peacekeepers step in to help FARDC and SAMIDRC against M23 advance on Goma
With M23 rebels attacking the town of Sake and threatening Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, United Nations ...
Chief of SANDF, General Rudzani Maphwanya says M23 suffered huge casualties during fierce fight in DRC
A Uruguayan soldier who was part of the United Nations Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) ...
U.S. calls for Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda to reach urgent cease-fire
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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MONUSCO operational status raised to counter M23 in eastern DRC as rebels claim Goma
The activation was made known to the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) yesterday (Sunday, 26 January) by Bintou Keita who, in addition to heading the world body mission – MONUSCO – is also UN ...
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UN warns of ethnic attacks in eastern DR Congo
The UN peacekeeping force in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has warned of the risk of ethnically motivated attacks as ...
Rebels enter centre of Congo's Goma after claiming capture of city
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Congolese M23 rebels entered the centre of the eastern city of Goma on Monday, ...
DR Congo battles intensify, Western nations ask citizens to leave Goma
The DR Congo army and M23 fighters clashed outside Goma on Friday as the UK, US and France urged citizens to leave the main ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Crisis - 'The Violence Must End Now', UN Security Council Told
The UN Security Council convened its second emergency meeting in three days on Tuesday to address the escalating crisis in ...
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Romanian mercenaries evacuated from Congo after threats from advancing rebels
A group of Romanian citizens stranded in the North Kivu region of the Democratic Republic of Congo due to military conflict has been successfully evacuated from the country, but not before some of ...