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At least five killed as anti-UN protesters overrun base in eastern DRC

At least five people have been killed and about 50 wounded during anti-UN protests in the eastern DR Congo city of Goma, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya said Tuesday.

Radio France Internationale

5 killed, 50 injured in anti-UN protests in Congo's east

Congo's government says that at least five people have been killed and about 50 others injured on the second day of demonstrations in the eastern city of Goma against the United Nations mission in the country

The Independent UK

Guterres says attack on UN in Congo may be war crime, asks for investigation

UN Secretary General António Guterres says the attack on UN peacekeepers in the Democratic Republic of Congo may be a war crime, according to a UN spokesperson.

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At least 15 killed as anti-U.N. protests flare in east Congo

Three United Nations peacekeepers and at least 12 civilians were killed during a second day of anti-U.N. protests in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Tuesday, authorities said.

Reuters

At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests spread in eastern DR Congo

UN chief says attacks any UN peacekeepers may constitute a war crime, after three members of UN forces killed.

Al Jazeera

People protest growing insecurity in Congo's east

Demonstrators set fires and forced entry into the U.N. mission facilities in Congo’s eastern city of Goma, demanding that the peacekeeping forces leave the country amid rising insecurity in the region

The Independent UK

Protesters ransack UN peacekeepers' offices in eastern DR Congo

Hundreds of protesters attacked a United Nations peacekeeping force's warehouse and looted offices on Monday in Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, demanding that the mission leave for failing to protect the population.

Reuters

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‘In 10 years, we might not have forests’: DRC struggles to halt charcoal trade – a photo essay

Projects involving the Batwa and other marginalised communities offer alternative fuel and income, but can only ever be a small part of a wider drive to stop deforestation

The Guardian - UK

Congo’s M23 rebels plan to take trading hub Goma

M23 rebels plan to take over the trading hub of Goma on the Democratic Republic of Congo’s border with Rwanda to force negotiations with the Congolese government, according to a report by a United Nations independent group of experts published Friday.

Tribune News Service

Congo restricts border crossings with Rwanda after soldier shot dead during attack

Democratic Republic of Congo restricted the hours of border crossings with Rwanda on Friday after a Congolese soldier was shot dead while attacking border guards inside Rwandan territory.

Reuters

EXPLAINER: Why Rwanda and Congo are sliding toward war again

The threat of war with neighboring Congo is simmering under the tidy surface of Rwanda’s capital as the East African nation hosts the British prime minister and other world leaders next week for the Commonwealth summit

The Independent UK

Congo official: Rwanda will have war if it wants war

A spokesman for a top military official in eastern Congo said Wednesday that if Rwanda “wants war, it will have war."

The Independent UK

DR Congo halts RwandAir over alleged support for rebel group

The Democratic Republic of Congo has suspended RwandAir flights and summoned Rwanda's ambassador in response to what it says is Kigali's support for the M23 rebel group's offensive in eastern Congo.

Radio France Internationale

Congo's M23 rebels attack military base in country's east

Congo military officials said that the M23 rebels closed in on a major military camp in the country’s east after days of fighting the army

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Heavy fighting as Congo tries to fend off resurgent M23 rebels

Heavy fighting raged on Thursday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels, who are waging their most sustained offensive since a 2012-2013 insurrection that briefly overran the major city of Goma.

France 24

Germany's Scholz on African tour in search of new energy supplies

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Niger, continuing a three-country tour of Africa. One of the main motivations is that Germany is interested in new sources of energy. We get analysis from Dr. Douglas Yates of the American Graduate School in Paris. Also, as Hassan Sheikh Mohamud is sworn in…

France 24

Six people killed in suspected bomb blast in Goma, DR Congo

In this edition of Eye on Africa, we go to the Democratic Republic of Congo, where six people have died following an explosion in a military camp in Goma. Meanwhile, the DRC's president travels to Nairobi to sign his country’s treaty of accession to the East Africa Community. And we…

Al Jazeera

M23 rebels attack military positions in eastern DR Congo

The clashes were reported near the villages of Tshanzu and Runyoni, about 50km (31 miles) northeast of Goma.

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