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Congo back in charge of Goma, U.N. fingers Rwanda again

YoopyaDec 4, 20120

(Reuters) – Congo’s government re-established control over the eastern city of Goma on Monday after rebels withdrew, and U.N. experts made new allegations that Rwandan

Fight against al Shabaab instructive model for future: U.S. general

YoopyaDec 4, 2012June 19, 20230

(Reuters) – The African Union war against al Shabaab in Somalia this past year has left the Islamist group “largely in a survival mode” and

Uganda military chief: Congo M23 rebels to pull out of Goma

YoopyaNov 27, 20120

(Reuters) – Uganda’s military chief said on Tuesday that the leader of the M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Colonel Sultani Makenga, has

DR Congo army chief Gabriel Amisi suspended

YoopyaNov 23, 20120

The head of the army in the Democratic Republic of Congo has been suspended pending an investigation into claims that he sold weapons to rebel

Congo’s “The Terminator”: at large but out of sight

YoopyaNov 22, 20120

(Reuters) – He is one of the most wanted war crimes fugitives in the world and the International Criminal Court lists him as “at large”.

Congo rebels enter Goma as clashes resume

YoopyaNov 20, 20120

(Reuters) – Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo entered parts of the eastern city of Goma on Tuesday, escalating clashes between the insurgents and U.N.-backed Congolese

DR Congo M23 rebels advance on Goma in North Kivu

YoopyaNov 19, 20120

Rebels in eastern DR Congo have advanced to within a few kilometres of the provincial capital, Goma. The M23 rebels say they have no plans