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Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid advance since January has fanned fears of a wider war.

Bloomberg L.P. · 2h

African Leaders Meet Over Congo, Urge Parties to Hold Talks

A summit of leaders from east and southern Africa urged warring parties in the Democratic Republic of Congo to cease fire and hold meaningful talks to end the violence.

U.S. News & World Report · 7h

Leaders From Eastern and Southern African Blocs Seek Solutions to Congo Conflict

Leaders from Eastern and Southern African regional blocs gather in Tanzania on Saturday to seek a solution to the conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels have seized a major city in the worst escalation of fighting in more than a decade.

Congo, M23 rebellion

The Associated Press on MSN · 8h

A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Tell Residents of a Captured Eastern Congolese City They Are Safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

Yahoo · 1d

Worst violence 'to come' in eastern Congo, UN human rights chief says

Worse violence "may be yet to come" in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday. An offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group against Congolese forces in and around the eastern city of Goma has left almost 3,

‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

Cfr.org19h

War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

The Economist1d

A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on

C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

EP Research Service5h

Crisis in the Democratic Republic of the Congo – answering citizens’ concerns

Many citizens have written to the President of the European Parliament on this subject since February 2025, urging the EU to suspend support for Rwanda and impose sanctions on backers of the M23 armed ...

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Congo hospital bears the scars of clashes between rebels, army

STORY: Walking through the halls of a hospital in Democratic Republic of Congo's Goma, Dr. Jules Kafitiye points out the ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Urban artists in Nairobi pay tribute to victims of the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Feb 7 (EFE) – Artists from several African cities gathered today at Tipo Studio in Nairobi to paint a mural in tribute to the victims of the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo.