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Congo-Kinshasa: Rwanda Accuses Congo of Shelling
VOA, 29 August 2013
The government of Rwanda has accused Democratic Republic of Congo forces of shelling Rwandan territory. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Peace Efforts Should Focus on Economics First
allAfrica, 31 August 2013
The clashes in the eastern Congo over the past week have once again brought into sharp focus the enduring conflict between the M23 rebels and the Congolese military as well as the… Read more »
Rwanda Accuses DR Congo of Shelling
Rwanda is accusing the Democratic Republic of Congo of launching rockets into border cities. The DRC in turn says M23 rebels are responsible in a bid to draw Rwanda into the conflict.
A UN armored-personnel carrier glides by a Congolese woman just south of the flashpoint village of Rutshuru, which lies roughly 65 km north of the provincial city of Goma (file photo).
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30 August 2013
Rwanda Protests Against Shelling from DR Congo
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Rwandan ambassador Olivier Nduhungirehe said on Thursday a "line has been crossed" referring to the alleged shelling into their country, close to the ... see more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Govt Accuses Rebels of Shelling Rwanda
VOA, 30 August 2013
The Democratic Republic of Congo's government has denied that its armed forces, known as F.A.R.D.C, have been launching cross-border attacks into Rwanda. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Shelling of Rwanda By DRC Forces Intensifies
Rwanda Govt, 29 August 2013
Rwanda's Minister of Foreign Affairs and Government Spokesperson said today that DRC forces have intensified deliberate shelling of Rwandan territory. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Living With the M23
ThinkAfricaPress, 29 August 2013
In the crucible of conflict and instability that is the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it is often hard to unpick the countless grievances, ideologies and interests. Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: France Calls for UN Action on Fighting
RFI, 29 August 2013
France on Thursday requested an emergency UN Security Council meeting on a surge in fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), envoys in New York told news agencies. Read more »
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Rwanda: Mother Killed, Two Injured As New Rockets Are Fired Into Rubavu
Focus, 29 August 2013
Rubavu district is on high alert after rockets were once again fired from Congolese territory into various sectors of the district on Thursday. Read more »
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Rwanda: Syria and DR Congo Deserve Equal Attention
New Times, 29 August 2013
The US appears poised to finally act militarily in Syria after purported use of chemical weapons on civilians, while the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo continues… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Calls On Rwanda and DRC to Avoid War
Sudan Tribune, 27 August 2013
The United States has called on Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to avoid an escalation in violence that could lead to war in the already conflict-riddled eastern… Read more »
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Rwanda: Bomb Attacks Worry Rubavu
Focus, 27 August 2013
Residents in Rubavu are in fear of their lives after a series of rockets were launched in various areas of the district last week. Read more »
