Democratic Republic of the Congo
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May- 2026 -12 MayAfrica
M23 Says Has Left Parts of Eastern DR Congo, Army Confirms
Fighters from the Rwanda-backed M23 group have withdrawn from several areas of the violence-plagued eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Feb- 2026 -26 FebruaryAfrica
DR Congo Forces Launch Attacks Against M23 on Multiple Fronts
DR Congo government forces launched an attack on the M23 armed group in the country's east, using drones to strike a strategic mining site occupied by the Rwanda-backed rebels, security sources told AFP Wednesday.
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25 FebruaryAfrica
UN Arrives in East DR Congo Town to Prepare Ceasefire Mission
A team of UN peacekeepers arrived in the flashpoint eastern Democratic Republic of Congo town of Uvira to prepare the deployment of a ceasefire‑monitoring mission, the force said Tuesday.
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14 FebruaryAfrica
DR Congo Offers Step Towards Truce, M23 Condemns ‘Manipulation’
The DR Congo government said Friday it had accepted "the principle" of a ceasefire but its foes in the eastern conflict, the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, condemned "attempts at manipulation."
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11 FebruaryAfrica
UN Seeks ‘Security Guarantees’ to Monitor DRC Ceasefire
The UN on Tuesday sought "security guarantees" from warring parties in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to enable its soldiers to use a key airport for monitoring a planned ceasefire.
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Dec- 2025 -18 DecemberAfrica
M23 Says Started Withdrawing Troops From Key DR Congo City
The M23 began withdrawing on Wednesday from the eastern DR Congo city of Uvira, which fell to the Rwanda-backed militia in an early December offensive that angered Washington.
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16 DecemberAfrica
M23 Militia Says Will Withdraw From Key DRC City of Uvira
The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the key city of Uvira in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
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Nov- 2025 -16 NovemberAfrica
M23, DR Congo Sign New Peace Roadmap in Doha
The Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia signed a new peace framework on Saturday in Qatar aimed at ending the fighting that has devastated eastern DRC.
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Oct- 2025 -12 OctoberAfrica
DRCongo Accuses M23 of Hundreds of Killings in September
Democratic Republic of Congo accused M23 fighters of having committed hundreds of "assassinations and summary executions" last month in the east.
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Jul- 2025 -28 JulyAfrica
More Than 40 Killed in Rebel Attack in Northeast DR Congo
More than 40 people were killed Sunday in an attack by Allied Democratic Forces rebels in northeastern DR Congo, ending a months-long period of regional calm, the UN mission and Congolese military said.
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