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Congo’s conflict is escalating week after week. Here’s why some say Canadians need to pay attention
Chaos and violence are escalating in the eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels take over mineral-rich areas. Congolese community members in Toronto say Canadians shouldn’t turn a blind eye to the conflict. CBC | World News
Read More »Rwanda-backed rebels take control of airport in Goma, eastern Congo’s largest city
Rebels seized the airport of east Congo’s largest city, Goma, on Tuesday, potentially cutting off the main route for aid to reach hundreds of thousands of displaced people, after capturing the city in an offensive that left dead bodies lying in the streets. CBC | World News
Read More »Congo’s PM resigns, government dissolves amid escalating violence in country’s east
Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde, the prime minister of Democratic Republic of Congo, resigned on Tuesday, triggering the dissolution of his government, the presidency said in a statement. CBC | World News
Read More »Nearly 7 million displaced during Congo’s decades-long conflict, UN says
A record 6.9 million people have been displaced by conflict across Congo, the United Nations migration agency said, making it one of the world’s largest displacement and humanitarian crises. CBC | World News
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