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Congo rebels demand government sign ceasefire for talks

YoopyaJan 4, 20130

(Reuters) – Congolese rebels on Thursday threatened to walk away from this week’s peace talks to end their nine-month revolt unless the government signs an

U.N. chief pushes for regional deal to end Congo crisis

YoopyaDec 20, 20120

(Reuters) – U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed alarm on Wednesday at the crisis in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and said he had

In second verdict, war crimes court acquits Congolese

YoopyaDec 19, 20120

(Reuters) – Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui was acquitted at the Hague war crimes court on Tuesday, after prosecutors failed to prove he ordered

U.N. says Congo army, rebels have committed rights abuses

YoopyaDec 8, 20120

(Reuters) – Democratic Republic of Congo troops raped and pillaged in Minova after fleeing to the eastern town as M23 rebels advanced, while insurgents killed civilians and

Fight against al Shabaab instructive model for future: U.S. general

YoopyaDec 4, 2012June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – The African Union war against al Shabaab in Somalia this past year has left the Islamist group “largely in a survival mode” and

Congo accuses Rwanda of shielding alleged war criminal

YoopyaNov 29, 20120

(Reuters) – The Democratic Republic of Congo accused neighboring Rwanda on Wednesday of supporting a rebellion in the country’s east to prevent the arrest of former Congolese

Congo says no talks with rebels unless they quit Goma

YoopyaNov 25, 20120

(Reuters) – Congo said on Sunday it would not negotiate with M23 rebels in the east until they pulled out of the city of Goma,

Nobel-nominated Congo doctor fears going home after attack

YoopyaNov 7, 20120

By Ethan Bilby BRUSSELS (Reuters) – A Nobel-prize nominated Congolese gynaecologist said on Tuesday he is too scared to return to his native Congo after an

Exclusive: Rwanda, Uganda arming Congo rebels, providing troops – U.N. panel

YoopyaOct 17, 20120

(Reuters) – Rwanda’s defense minister is commanding a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo that is being armed by Rwanda and Uganda, both of

EU freezes aid to Rwanda over Congo rebel claims

YoopyaSep 27, 20120

By Jonny Hogg KINSHASA (Reuters) – The European Union has frozen further budgetary support to Rwanda over allegations that the Central African state supports anti-government