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Eastern DRC: Ceasefire Collapse, Renewed Fighting, and SADC Talks
Fighting has intensified in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) despite ongoing regional mediation efforts. Over the weekend of August 8, clashes broke out in North Kivu between the Forces Armées de la République Démocratique du Congo (FARDC, the country’s official national army) supported by Wazalendo militias (Local self-defense civilian groups), and the AFC/M23 group…
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M23 Rebels Offensive in Democratic Republic of Congo
Armed clashes between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group have escalated in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). On January 22, the town of Minova, located 20 kilometers west of Goma, came under M23 control. Fighting spread to Sake the following day, with reports of heavy clashes involving artillery and air support. United…
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Belgium Found Guilty of Crimes Against Humanity
The Brussels Court of Appeal has condemned the Belgian state for crimes against humanity for its role in the abduction of children from Belgian-Congolese parents during the colonial period in Congo. Five women — Léa Tavares Mujinga, Monique Bintu Bingi, Noëlle Verbeken, Simone Ngalula, and Marie-José Loshi — successfully sued the state after being forcibly…