Why Have UN Peacekeepers Been In DR Congo For 65 Years?
DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN has played a crucial role in the country, notably through the deployment of three peacekeeping missions. The UN intervened for the first time in ...
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Ending DR Congo Crisis Requires Addressing M23 Grievances, Rwanda's Security, and Tshisekedi's Failures
A little over a week ago, the town of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) fell to the Congolese rebel group, M23. The response to its fall by the DR Congo government, the United ...
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Bodies, untreated water, rain add up to health risks in Goma, says UN
Bodies in the streets, no clean water and an intensifying rainy season trigger escalating health risks in Goma, the ...
What's at stake for South Africa in the DRC crisis?
Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. As the violence escalates, both regional powers seem unable to build bridges - but why?
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Bodies of SA soldiers killed in DRC to be repatriated, Parliament told, as MPs grill SANDF and Motshekga
However, Defence Minister Angie Motshekga gives Parliament no information about the fate of the troops still trapped in DRC.