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M23 rebels have reportedly seized the town of Mushaki, Democratic Republic of the Congo, as U.N. peacekeeping forces exit the conflict-ravaged nation.

About 250 South Sudanese soldiers left Goma on Friday, the latest group from an East African Community (EAC) regional force to withdraw from the strife-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after Kinshasa refused to renew its mandate. The seven-nation EAC first deployed troops in the violence-plagued region in November 2022, at the invitation of the […]

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Nearly 300 Kenyan soldiers from this force, whose mandate ends on December 8, had already left Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu, last Sunday.

CHESTER Zoo’s new baby rhino has been named after a poll.

In 2019, Félix Tshisekedi succeeded Joseph Kabila as President of the Democratic Republic of Congo and pledged to do everything possible to bring peace to the east of the country, scarred by 25 years of conflict.

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Armed rebels seized a town in eastern Congo on Thursday after violently clashing with the army, which has taken on an expanded role as peacekeeping forces withdraw from the mineral-rich, conflict-stricken region. Military officials and residents of Mushaki told The Associated Press that M23 militants had penetrated the town and occupied key military outposts, leading many to flee. “The fighting is still going on,” Sabimana Alexis, a resident, told AP.

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