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GOMA, DRC | Xinhua | A new round of talks between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) government and the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group is expected to unfold soon in Doha, the capital of Qatar, a senior official of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), a politico-military coalition …

Kinshasa, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT |  Fierce fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC), alongside allied forces, has resumed in the eastern DRC, just 72 hours after the signing of a peace agreement between Rwanda and DR Congo. …

DRC-Rwanda agreement to end decades-long conflict WASHINGTON, the United States | Xinhua | The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda signed a historic peace agreement in Washington on Friday, marking a turning point in efforts to end years of armed conflict and humanitarian crisis in Africa’s Great Lakes region. …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | More than 136,000 people have fled escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) since January, seeking refuge in neighboring Burundi and Uganda, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said on Monday. Uganda has received nearly 67,000 new arrivals from the eastern …

KINSHASA, DRC | Xinhua | The military of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Monday accused the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group of killing at least 17 civilians in an attack in the country’s volatile eastern region. The army said in a statement that the attack occurred …

GOMA, DRC | Xinhua | More than 20 people have died following a collapse Thursday at a coltan mine in Rubaya, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), local sources said Friday. At least 21 bodies have been recovered so far from the mine, located in the Masisi territory of …

GOMA, DR Congo | Xinhua | Leaders of the rebel group, March 23 Movement, have expressed their willingness to resolve the ongoing crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) through peaceful means, a senior United Nations official said Friday. The statement was made during a press briefing by …

Doha, Qatar | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have withdrawn their delegation from peace talks in Qatar’s capital, Doha. Mediated by Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, President of Qatar, the peace talks started in April with both parties agreeing to recommendations of respecting an effective ceasefire, …

Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | Joseph Kabila, a former Democratic Republic of Congo leader, has held a meeting with religious leaders in his first public appearance in North Kivu province, an area under the control of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels. On Thursday, Kabila held a closed-door meeting …

Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have announced that former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) President Joseph Kabila Kabange has officially arrived in Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, where he intends to stay. In a statement, Lawrence Kingston Kanyuka, the M23 political …