Dozens are reported killed in east Congo as the government and Rwanda-backed rebels trade blame

Franklin Graham to Newsmax: Action Needed to Halt Congo Killings

On Newsmax Monday, Franklin Graham called for international intervention in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where thousands of Christians have been killed in recent years by Islamist militants. Franklin Graham, president of Samaritan’s Purse and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association, is urging the world to act against what he describes as targeted, religiously motivated violence against Christians in the Democratic Republic of Congo…

DRC government, M23 rebel delegations in Doha for talks: sources

Congolese officials and negotiators for the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels arrived in Doha last week for talks to hammer out a ceasefire and end months of fighting that have raised fears of a wider regional conflict, four sources told Reuters.

At least 50 dead in violent attacks in eastern DRC

52 people have died over the weekend in a renewed outbreak of violence in eastern DRC, where government forces and Rwandan-backed rebels have been fighting since early January.

The animals apparently fell ill by bacteria in the ground and drift on the river into one of the great lakes of the Virunga National Park in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

At least 50 people died in attacks during the weekend in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, a region ravaged by conflict.

Dozens reported killed in east Congo as government and Rwanda-backed rebels trade blame

At least 50 people were killed in weekend attacks in Congo’s conflict-battered east, authorities said Saturday. The government traded blame with Rwanda-backed rebels over who was responsible for the violence that quickly escalated the conflict in the region. The renewed violence that residents reported in and around the region’s largest…