Congo M23 rebels: Govt has broken off talks GOMA, Congo (AP) — A rebel group in Congo that succeeded in overrunning and briefly holding one of the largest cities in the country's east is now accusing the Congolese government of refusing to negotiate at recently-reconvened peace talks in Uganda's capital.
June 14, 2013 - Boston Globe
Ben Affleck in FOXNews I'm really glad that more people are paying more attention to (Congo) now but I'm really saddened that it's taken this uptick in violence to make that happen,Affleck said. "My hope in being here is primarily to bring attention to the fact...
Eve Ensler in Forbes In Congo, you're talking about a situation where Africans are hurting Africans, black people are hurting black people,Ensler told The Associated Press in an interview from Italy. "And it's harder to make people care. People say, 'Oh, it's...
David Miliband in BBC News The conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo is not just a threat to regional stability but also has appalling human consequences,Mr Miliband said.