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UN Authorizes Intervention Force for Congo
The U.N. Security Council authorized a new "intervention brigade" for Congo on Thursday with an unprecedented mandate to take military action against rebel...
Congo Warlord Bosco Ntaganda Remains at U.S. Embassy
(KIGALI, Rwanda) — Wanted on an international warrant for alleged war crimes, Congolese warlord Bosco Ntaganda lived openly in Congo for years, playing tennis at...
Congo M23 Faction Leader Arrested in Rwanda
(GOMA, Congo) — A rebel faction spokesman says his armed group has regained control of all of the M23 rebel territory in eastern Congo, and the leader of the...
Despite Peace Accord, Eastern Congo Still on Edge
(GOMA, Congo) — Despite the signing of a Congo peace accord on Sunday, this Central African country remains unsettled by signs of a return to war. The peace...
Defining Peacekeeping Downward: The U.N. Debacle in Eastern Congo
As the people of Goma fled rebels, they were greeted by the sight of U.N. peacekeepers--fleeing ahead of them. How peacekeeping is failing in Eastern Congo.
Photo Essays
American Atrocity: Remembering My Lai
Through the centuries, whether combatants have fought with spears, bows and arrows, muzzle-loading rifles, naval cannons, long-range bombers, nuclear weapons or...
M23 Rebels in Congo’s East Capture Key City
In the war-torn, mineral-rich Democratic Republic of Congo, rebels belonging to an armed group known as the M23 have launched a devastating offensive against the...
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World Briefing | Africa: Congo: Many Dead After Attack
At least 31 people were killed Wednesday when gunmen attacked an army base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the military said, underlining the challenge facing a new...
World Briefing | Africa: Congo: Rebel Group Suspends Peace Talks
The rebel group M23 has suspended peace talks with the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo, a rebel spokesman said Wednesday. ...
Congo M23 rebels withdraw from strategic city of Goma
One commander says they can retake the eastern Congo ... GOMA, Congo -- The rebels' truck rounded the corner at breakneck speed and skidded onto the wrong side of a pitted bush road...
DR Congo hails UN attack force
DR Congo welcomes the creation of a new UN force tasked with attacking rebels along the Rwandan border - the strongest such mandate for a UN force....
