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Kigali blames Congo over Rubavu shelling
The chance of cross-border conflict between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo is rising as United Nations forces take the offensive against a rebel group in the DRC with ties to…
The Untold Stories: Has the M23 and its backers crossed the red line by killing the Tanzanian Soldier Serving under the UN?
According to the UN Spokesperson a peacekeeper from Tanzania was killed and three others were wounded on Wednesday in an operation with the Congolese army to drive back M23 rebels…
Rwanda: M23 Rebels Withdraw From Kanyarucinya
M23 this morning announced withdrawal of its troops from their positions in Kanyarucinya in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). "This morning M23 ordered its troops to withdraw from Kanyarucinya…
Ban blames DR Congo rebels for Rwanda shelling
UNITED NATIONS: UN leader Ban Ki-moon said on Friday that Democratic Republic of Congo rebels have fired shells into neighbouring Rwanda, launching into a dispute that has heightened tensions between…
SA snipers wreak havoc
A second South African soldier has been injured in heavy fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and South African Special Forces snipers have killed at least six senior…
UN helicopters strike Congolese rebels
International force ratchets up role in DRC conflict by firing on M23 rebels just outside city of Goma. United Nations helicopters have fired on rebels fighting Congolese troops just outside the…
Ibisasu 11 byaguye ku butaka bw’u Rwanda
Ahagana mu saa tanu za mugitondo kuri uyu wa 28 Kanama nibwo ibindi bisasu bigera kuri 11 byaguye mu mirima y’abaturage mu murenge wa Busasamana Akarere ka Rubavu ahahoze hazwi…
Fresh Goma shelling kills two: witnesses
Shelling killed two people Saturday in Goma in the restive east of DR Congo after a newly formed UN brigade took its first military action to back government troops and…
U.N. defends role in eastern DRC
KINSHASA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Aug. 27 (UPI) --Â A envoy says peacekeepers are no "magic solution" for the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo but they are doing…
Rwanda, M23 and the UNSC
By Jennifer Fierberg Rwandan President Paul Kagame speaks at the United Nations. The United Nations demonstrated hypocrisy in its decision to grant Rwanda a seat on its Security Council (UNSC)…