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Congo seeks to lift former President Kabila’s immunity over war crimes allegations
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Authorities in Congo have asked the country's Senate to lift the immunity of former President Joseph ...
Red Cross escorts hundreds of stranded Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital
The International Committee of the Red Cross says it is helping transfer hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers ...
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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic spread in eastern ... Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writers Monika Pronczuk in Dakar, Senegal; Jean-Yves Kamale and Christina Malkia in ...
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Congo's government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo's government and a coalition ... when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February. M23 is one of about ...
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Former President Kabila returns to Congo from exile and arrives in rebel-held eastern city of Goma
Kabila, who left Congo in 2023, came to Goma “to participate in peace efforts” in the conflict-hit east where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized large swaths of territory, including the ...
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Congo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo’s government and a ... when the M23 rebels advanced and seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the town of Bukavu in February. M23 is one of about 100 ...
Congo’s government and rebels say they are working toward a truce in the east
A joint statement from Congo's government and a coalition of insurgents in the country’s east including the M23 rebels says ...