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What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels captured a key city?
Up to 6 million people died. But M23 says their fight had nothing to do with natural resources. “Our objective is Congo, we are fighting for Congo. We are not fighting for minerals, we are not ...
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DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
The Democratic Republic of the Congo has a wealth of natural resources, including metals and minerals such as gold, tin and coltan, essential for manufacturing mobile phones and batteries for ...
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Congo rebels face some resistance in Goma, more peacekeepers killed
Gunfire rippled across east Congo's largest city Goma where Rwandan-backed M23 rebels still faced pockets of resistance from army and pro-government militias on Tuesday, while another four South ...
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Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say
Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa ...
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Congo violence escalates as M23 follow raw materials trail
Congo accused NDC-R leader Guidon Shimiray ... "The Walikale area is very rich in natural resources," said Augustin Muhesi, a political science professor in North Kivu. "If the M23 wants to ...
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Rwanda: The Rwanda-Backed M23 Offensive - a Battle for Congo's Resources
The Congolese people struggle for peace and sovereignty amid escalating imperialist aggression over their national resources.