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US warns Rwanda over "clear violation" of Congo peace deal
Updated : 8 months, 2 weeks ago IST
The US accused Rwanda of violating a peace deal after M23 rebels seized Uvira in eastern Congo. Despite a fragile calm, hundreds of civilians were killed and thousands displaced, raising fears the renewed fighting could derail US-brokered peace efforts.
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Trump seals Rwanda, Congo peace deal; opens rare earth minerals for US
Updated : 8 months, 3 weeks ago IST
The violence in the eastern Congo is tied to the aftermath of Rwanda's 1994 genocide, which killed up to 1 million people. The members of the Hutu militia fled into eastern Congo, triggering security concerns for Rwanda. Over the years, tensions deepened as Rwanda repeatedly accused the D
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India remains "concerned on volatile security situation" in eastern Congo:
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
In her address at the UN Security Council, Ruchira Kamboj said that India with concern notes the rise in the scale of attacks carried out by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
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UN helicopter crashes in eastern Congo, 8 peacekeepers killed
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kinshasa [DRC], March 30 (ANI): A United Nations (UN) helicopter carrying UN peacekeepers crashed in the Democratic People's Republic of Congo on Tuesday, killing eight people on board.
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People flee as Nyiragongo volcano erupts in eastern Congo
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
North Kivu [Congo], May 23 (ANI/Sputnik): The civil defense forces of the North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo are evacuating residents of Goma after the nearby Nyiragongo volcano started to erupt, North Kivu Governor, Lt. Gen. Ndima Kongba Constant said.
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New Ebola case reported in Eastern Congo months after outbreak ends
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Butembo [Congo], February 7 (ANI/Sputnik): A new case of the Ebola virus disease was found in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, almost three months after the outbreak ended, media cited the nation's health ministry as saying on Sunday.
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Ebola case confirmed in Congolese city of Goma
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Kinshasa [DR Congo], July 15 (ANI): A case of Ebola was confirmed in the eastern Congolese city of Goma, home to more than a million people.
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