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Pressure grows on EU to freeze minerals deal with Rwanda over DRC fighting
Belgium leads calls for suspension of agreement after Rwanda-backed rebels captured city of Goma. The EU is under mounting pressure to suspend a controversial minerals deal with Rwanda that has ...The Guardian - 1h -
There are bodies in the streets in the DRC as rebel group's sweep reignites decades old conflict
A deadly insurgency is sweeping the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country three times the size of Texas that is estimated to hold trillions of dollars worth of minerals essential to smartphones, ...NBC News - 8h -
Life in Goma After a Rebel Takeover
For those living in Goma, which has been captured by Rwanda-backed rebels, there is little water, little food and much uncertainty.The New York Times - 22h -
At least 770 killed in Goma, east DRC, in fighting with Rwanda-backed M23
Rebels had captured the city in January in major escalation of 10-year-old conflict. At least 773 people were killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s largest city of Goma and its ...The Guardian - 15h -
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
The M23 rebel group that is backed by Rwanda has emerged as a more potent force after being crushed during their first rebellion in 2012ABC News - 1d -
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M23 rebels push south from Goma as DRC leader calls for military recruits
Rebels ‘here in Goma to stay’ and Rwandan official says advance will continue amid fears of regional war. The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group has pushed south from Goma, the border city in eastern ...The Guardian - 2d -
South Africa warns Rwanda of ‘declaration of war’ after assault in DRC
Regional tensions spiral as SA peacekeepers are killed after Kigali-backed M23 rebel group launches Congo offensiveFinancial Times - 2d -
M23 rebels expand their control of Goma in eastern Congo
The United Nations says Rwanda-backed rebels captured large parts of eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma including its airportABC News - 4d -
Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma
At least 100 people killed and 1,000 wounded in three days of heavy fighting in North Kivu . Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in DRC? Dead bodies lay on the streets and ...The Guardian - 4d -
Conflict in Congo over Rwanda-backed rebels
Protesters have attacked embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's Kinshasa over Rwanda-backed rebels fighting in Goma. Elian Peltier, an international correspondent for The New York Times, ...CBS News - 4d -
They Fled a Rebel Advance. Then the Rebels Marched on Their Refuge.
People who fled M23 rebels around Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, have found themselves with nowhere left to go.The New York Times - 4d -
Rwandan-backed rebels M23 claim capture of eastern DRC city Goma
Fighters enter city on border with Rwanda after lightning advance, raising risk of broader regional war. Fighters from the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group claim to ...The Guardian - 5d -
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France seeks UN resolution naming Rwanda as backer of M23 rebels in DRC
M23’s lightning advance into east DRC being supported by up to 4,000 Rwandan troops, say UN officials. France is seeking western support for a UN security council resolution that names Rwanda as ...The Guardian - 5d -
Who are the M23 rebels and why is there fighting in eastern DRC?
The militia has made new territorial gains in a country that has one of the world’s worst humanitarian crises. The armed group M23 and Rwandan soldiers entered the centre of Goma on Sunday night ...The Guardian - 5d -
DRC conflict: M23 rebels enter Goma after claiming capture of city – live
Rwanda-backed rebels have captured largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as United Nations reports ‘mass panic’. UN staff and their families were evacuating to Rwanda on Monday ...The Guardian - 5d -
Rwanda’s troublemaking in DRC would be easy to stop
Western countries let the African nation get away with fomenting conflict in its neighbourFinancial Times - 6d -
He fought in a separatist rebel group that burned schools. Now he's a teacher emphasizing peace
He once fought in a separatist group that burned schools and killed teachers in CameroonABC News - Jan. 26 -
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Rwandan army ‘ready to invade DRC’ and help rebels seize city
Intelligence sources suggest battle for Congolese regional capital Goma is imminent before UN crisis talks on Sunday . Large numbers of troops from Rwanda have been pouring across the border into ...The Guardian - Jan. 25 -
Myanmar Rebels Are Opening Colleges
As Myanmar’s civil war heads into a fifth year, anti-junta forces are opening universities and colleges as part of their pursuit of a federal democracy.The New York Times - Jan. 25 -
Military chief killed as M23 rebels close in on Goma in eastern DRC
Maj Gen Peter Cirimwami Nkuba shot near frontline as advance causes panic among civilian population. The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has died ...The Guardian - Jan. 24 -
Rebels Backed by Rwanda Close In on Major City in Congo
Many Congolese see the rebel advance as an invasion of their country by a foreign power in an attempt to seize land and Congo’s valuable rare minerals.The New York Times - Jan. 24 -
Trump Re-Labels Yemen’s Houthi Rebels as Terrorists
The move will authorize harsher penalties on the Iran-backed group, which has attacked Israel and disrupted global shipping trade in the Red Sea for over a year.The New York Times - Jan. 23 -
A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled
The M23 rebel group is advancing toward eastern Congo’s largest city of GomaABC News - Jan. 22 -
Colombia scrambles to cope as refugees flee deadly battles between rebel groups
Officials describe ‘tsunami of people’ in city of Cúcuta escaping one of worst outbreaks of violence in recent years. Authorities in the Colombian border city of Cúcuta are scrambling to cope with ...The Guardian - Jan. 22 -
Colombians flee to Venezuela as clashes between rebel groups escalate in coca-rich border region
The Colombian border village of Tres Bocas has become a ghost town as residents flee to neighboring Venezuela to escape a new wave of violence that has left at least 80 people dead and displaced ...ABC News - Jan. 21 -
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Rights group accuses Congo's army and a rebel group of possible war crimes
Amnesty International has accused Congo’s army and a rebel group of bombing densely populated areas in attacks that “likely constitute war crimes.”ABC News - Jan. 20 -
China says it brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar army and an ethnic rebel group
China says it has brokered a ceasefire between Myanmar’s military government and a major ethnic rebel group in the country’s northeastABC News - Jan. 20 -
More than 80 people killed in Colombia as truce between rebel groups collapses
Violence between National Liberation Army and Farc factions in north-east forces thousands to flee homes. At least 80 people have been killed and thousands displaced in north-east Colombia after ...The Guardian - Jan. 19 -
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UnitedHealth Group CEO defends company
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story UnitedHealth CEO blames drug companies for high costs In his first public remarks since the murder of a top ...The Hill - Jan. 16 -
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Rebels force RFU vote on under-fire Sweeney
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney's future will be voted on by rugby clubs across England after his critics forced the governing body to call a crisis summit.BBC News - Jan. 10 -
Rebels issue demand for RFU chief Sweeney sacking
The crisis at the top of English rugby erupts as rebels call for a final confrontation over Rugby Football Union's embattled chief executive Bill SweeneyBBC News - Jan. 9 -
BlackRock departs climate investment group
Asset management firm BlackRock is leaving a climate-focused investing group, the group confirmed. “We are disappointed to see any investor withdraw, but as a voluntary initiative, we respect any ...The Hill - Jan. 9
