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The M23 have vowed to fight the UN should they try to enter their territory (Reuters)

Congo fighting persists

M23 rebels fired two rockets into the eastern Congo city of Goma, killing one person and wounding four.

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Congolese soldiers on patrol (AAP)

Congolese soldiers arrested for rapes

A dozen senior officers in the Congolese army have been arrested for responsibility for mass rapes.

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Angelina Jolie (Reuters)

World leaders praise Angelina Jolie video

Angelina Jolie was applauded by world leaders on Thursday as she called for a global fight against sex abuse in war zones.

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A United Nations peacekeepers' armoured vehicle drives past Congolese Revolution Army rebels patrolling a street in Goma (Reuters)

UN authorises intervention force for Congo

The UN Security Council has authorised a new "intervention brigade" for Congo.

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International court detains warlord

African warlord Bosco Ntaganda was taken from the US Embassy in Rwanda on Friday and put on a flight to The Hague, where he faces trial at the International Criminal Court

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M23 rebel fighter carry weapon as they withdraw near the town of Sake (Reuters)

Congo rebels return to peace talks

Peace talks with rebels in eastern Congo should end with the disbandment of the M23 rebel movement.

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Government army FARDC soldiers stand in a military base in Goma (Reuters)

Congo troops take back city of Goma

Congolese soldiers have taken back control of the strategic city of Goma.

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M23 rebel fighters walk in the town of Karuba, some 62km west of Goma (Reuters)

Congo rebels begin slow retreat

Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda have begun retreating from the territory they seized last week.

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Displaced families flee from fighting in Congo (Reuters)

Congo fires army boss after rebel seizure

Congo's president has suspended the army's chief of staff, following the publication of a United Nations report.

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Displaced families flee renewed fighting between the Congolese Revolutionary Army (CRA) and Congolese army in Mugunga, near Goma (Reuters)

Congo rebels regain foothold

Congolese soldiers and rebel fighters have battled for hours over the eastern town of Sake, forcing thousands of people to flee.

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Democratic Republic of Congo's President Joseph Kabila (R) and his Rwandan counterpart Paul Kagame (Reuters)

Tensions grow in Congo, Rwanda

The presidents of Congo and Rwanda are meeting in Uganda Wednesday for emergency talks to stem growing tensions between the leaders and their nations.

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Recruits of the Congolese Revolutionary Army march during military training (file, Reuters)

Congo rebels, army clash at Goma’s edge

Rebels believed to be backed by Rwanda fired mortars and machine guns Monday on the outskirts of the provincial capital of Goma, in Congo.

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Congolese Revolutionary Army (CRA) fighters guard a street in Rushuru town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters/file)

Rebels in Congo reach door of Goma

A rebel group believed to be backed by Rwanda advanced to within three kilometres of Goma in Eastern Congo.

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A new species of monkey found in the Congo (Reuters)

New monkey identified

A team of scientists has identified a new species of monkey in Africa that had been known to the locals simply as lesula.

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Apple was the first company to require its suppliers to use only metals from smelters that have been certified "conflict-free"

Intel, Apple praised for clean mineral efforts

Congo is home to about 70 percent of the world's supply of tantalum, a metal used in cellphones.

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M23 rebel fighters occupy Rumangabo after government troops abandoned the town (Reuters)

Congo fighting kills hundreds - Oxfam

New militia groups have arisen and older ones are reasserting themselves in Congo.

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M23 rebel fighters celebrate in the rain at Rumangabo (Reuters)

Congo Rebellion attacking vulnerable

A Congo rebellion is taking the lives of many, including women and children after violent confrontations.

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M23 rebel fighters celebrating after government troops abandoned positions at Rumangabo, north of the eastern Congolese city of Goma (Reuters/James Akena)

Uganda not fighting in Congo - official

Uganda's foreign affairs minister says the country's forces are not fighting in the Congo and that Uganda's president is actively trying to help resolve the conflict there.

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Refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo prepare to board buses at Nyakabande refugee transit camp in Kisoro town, southwest of Uganda's capital Kampala (Reuters/James Akena)

Uganda seeks help with influx of 16,000 refugees

Ugandan officials are calling for an emergency meeting in Ethiopia to discuss how to end violence in Congo.

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Congolese warlord Thomas Lubanga (Reuters)

Congo warlord jailed for child soldiers video

The International Criminal Court has sentenced a Congolese warlord to 14 years in jail for using child soldiers - a punishment meant to bring justice for his victims, to signal a warning to others and to act as a potential landmark in the struggle to protect children entangled in wars.

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