Congo doubles salaries for beleaguered army amid rebel advance
Democratic Republic of Congo doubled salaries for soldiers and police on Friday, the finance ministry said, in an apparent ...
The New York Times11d
Congo and Rwanda Called for a Cease-Fire in Their Deadly Conflict. What Now?
After talks in Qatar, the two countries’ presidents said they were committed to an unconditional truce between Congo’s army and a rebel group that Rwanda denies backing. By Elian Peltier and ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battling Congo’s army captured another strategic town in the country's mineral-rich east, residents and insurgents said Thursday, despite ceasefire calls ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels push into a mineral-rich town in Congo despite ceasefire calls
Rwanda-backed rebels battling Congo’s army have pushed into a strategic, mineral-rich town in the east, ignoring calls for a ceasefire this week by the Congolese and Rwandan presidents as the ...