Congo Launches $100M U.S. and UAE-Backed Paramilitary Force to Secure Mines
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has unveiled an ambitious $100 million initiative, backed by the United States an...
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M23 Rebels Capture Strategic Mining Hub in Eastern DRC
M23 rebels have taken control of Walikale, a key mining town in eastern DRC. This is the farthest west the Rwanda-backed...
M23 Rebels Capture Mining Town in Eastern Congo
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized control of Nyabibwe, a key mining town in South Kivu province in Democratic Republi...
Nearly 300 Foreign Mercenaries Withdraw from Eastern Congo as M23 Rebels Secure Goma
Nearly 300 foreign individuals, alleged to be Romanian mercenaries, surrendered to United Nations (U.N.) peacekeepers in...