France to propose UN resolution to 'increase pressure on Rwanda' over DRC conflict
France will propose a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday that aims to "increase the pressure on Rwanda" ...
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the U.N.
US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo
The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider measures to halt an offensive by Rwandan ...
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UN Commends Rwanda for Heeding 'Last Minute Call' to Relocate Goma-Based Staff
It was around 1:25 am, in the wee hours of Monday, January 27, when the United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator to Rwanda, Ozonnia Ojielo, received an official letter from his counterpart in DR Congo ...
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UN chief urges Rwandan forces to withdraw from DR Congo
During an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council session on Sunday, permanent member states France, Britain and the United States called on Rwanda to pull its forces back. But others ...
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UN chief calls for Rwanda to stop advance on key DR Congo city
As clashes escalated with the deaths of around a dozen foreign peacekeepers, the UN Security Council prepared an emergency meeting on the crisis while both the DRC and Rwanda withdrew their ...
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DRC cuts diplomatic ties with Rwanda over violence, UN calls emergency meet
The DRC and the UN accuse Rwanda of supporting M23 with troops and weapons. Rwanda denies the charge. At least nine peacekeepers, including two from the UN’s peacekeeping force MONUSCO ...
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Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels
Congo, the UN and others accuse neighbouring Rwanda of fuelling the conflict with its own troops and weapons. Rwanda denies this, but Congo's army said on Saturday that Rwandan snipers were ...
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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A report by the UN Group of Experts on the Democratic Republic of Congo, released in December, revealed that “at least 150 tons of coltan were fraudulently exported to Rwanda and mixed with ...
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UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press offensive
He further calls on the Rwanda Defence Forces to cease support to the M23 and withdraw from DRC territory,” the statement said. The DRC and the UN accuse Rwanda of backing the M23 (March 23 ...
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UN describes 'mass panic' in Goma as Rwanda-backed rebels claim control of key Congo city
Congo late Saturday broke off relations with Rwanda, which has denied backing the M23 despite evidence collected by UN experts and others. The surge of violence has killed at least 13 peacekeepers ...
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US seeks UN action to end Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo
The United States on Tuesday called on the United Nations Security Council to consider measures to stop an offensive by ...