African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC ...
M23 rebels advance into eastern DRC's 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say
The M23 rebels entered the city's Kazingu and Bagira zone and were advancing toward the center of the city of about 1.3 ...
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The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, ...
The Street Journal10h
AU summit: What’s next for DRC and Sudan?
The ongoing conflicts in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to overshadow deliberations by African leaders this weekend when they gather in Addis Ababa for the 38thAfrican Union ...
AU summit: What's next for the conflicts in DRC and Sudan?
Sudan and DRC are top on the agenda, while the AU commission is also set to vote for a new chairperson.The ongoing conflicts ...
The Africa Report17h
AU’s Faki in the dark after being kicked out of eastern DRC meeting
No reasons or apology has been offered to outgoing African Union Commission chairperson Moussa Faki Mahamat for being asked ...
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Conflict in eastern DRC provokes fears of regional war
Several of the DRC's nine neighbouring countries, as well as South Africa, already have a military presence on the ground ...
The Africa Report1d
10 things to look out for at the African Union summit
The 38th African Union summit in Addis Ababa started with the election of commissioners, amid some confusion over the new ...
The Lancet1d
Humanitarian and health-care crises in eastern DR Congo
An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...
Human Rights Watch1d
African Union Needs to Act Now on Eastern DR Congo
As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.