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Leaders from eastern and southern Africa call for a ceasefire and negotiations in Congo
Leaders from eastern and southern Africa have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels are threatening to overthrow the Congolese government.
African summit urges immediate DR Congo ceasefire
Leaders from east and southern Africa call on all warring parties - including the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - to meet within five days.
African Leaders Call for Immediate Ceasefire in Congo
So we saw leaders from ASEAN all agree that diplomatic and also political routes are the best solutions to solving the problem of escalating tension in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Other agreements that were reached,
Congo rebels announce ceasefire
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo's key city of Goma announced Monday a unilateral ceasefire in the region for humanitarian reasons, following calls for a safe corridor for aid and hundreds of thousands of displaced people.
Will DR Congo ceasefire calls be heeded ?
East and southern Africa leaders call for immediate ceasefire to end fighting in DRC
Stearns on Ceasefire Calls in Eastern DRC War
Eight African leaders have called for an immediate ceasefire in the eastern part of Democratic Republic of Congo. They made the call following a summit in Tanzania on the weekend. Jason Stearns, professor at Simon Fraser University and founder of the Congo Research Group at NYU speaks with Bloomberg TV's Chief Africa correspondent Jennifer Zabasajja on Horizons Middle East and Africa about the latest developments in the conflict,
Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern ...
Congo calls rebels’ ceasefire declaration ‘false communication’ as reports of fighting continue
Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...
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Rebels call for ceasefire in DR Congo after hundreds are killed in a week of fighting
A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese ...
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...
Rebel groups declare ceasefire in Congo
Rebel groups, including the M23 rebels, have declared a humanitarian ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least ...
Rebels declare 'humanitarian' cease-fire in war-torn Democratic Republic of Congo
Rebels occupying the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Goma have declared a cease-fire but the government ...
Eastern Congo rebel alliance declares ceasefire starting on Feb. 4
The Eastern Congo rebel alliance that includes the M23 has declared a ceasefire for humanitarian reasons starting on Feb. 4, ...
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Rwanda Urges Ceasefire in Congo, Negotiations With Rebels, Foreign Minister Says
Rwanda Urges Ceasefire in Congo, Negotiations With Rebels, Foreign Minister Says By Sonia Rolley (Reuters) - Rwanda, which diplomats say backs M23 fighters who seized Goma in Democratic Republic ...
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Calm returns to eastern DRC following thousands killed, and amid fears of wider conflict
Eastern DR Congo appeared calm for a second day, after regional powers appealed for a ceasefire amid fears the fighting could ...