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Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads

Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi announced plans for a unity government amid an escalating conflict with M23 rebels backed by Rwanda.
The M23 rebels seized major cities in eastern Congo, killing around 3,000 people, and threatened to advance toward the capital Kinshasa.
Tshisekedi vowed to bolster the army and acknowledged the loss of battles but not the war, reaching out to the opposition for a unity government.

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DRC president opts for unity government to deal with rebel crisis

Opposition members have predicted Felix Tshisekedi’s presidency will not last

5 hours ago·Johannesburg, South Africa

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Republic World

President Felix Says He'll Create 'Govt of National Unity' As Rwandan-Backed Rebels Captures Most Of Eastern Congo

Congo's President, Felix Tshisekedi said that he is going to launch a "government of national unity, as violence spreads across the country's east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have captured Bukavu, the region's second-largest city

7 hours ago·Mumbai, India

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Deutsche Welle

DR Congo president to hold talks to form unity government

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi announced he is going to reach out to opposition leaders in a bid to create a unity government, as a humanitarian crisis deepens in the country's east with the advance of M23 rebels.

8 hours ago·Bonn, Germany

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Kron 4 News

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Congo’s president says he’ll create a unity government as violence spreads

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis. On Saturday, in some of his first statements since Rwandan-backed rebels captured major cities in eastern Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi, told a meeting of […]

9 hours ago·San Francisco, United States

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Associated Press News

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Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads

Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure mounts over his handling of the crisis.

11 hours ago·United States

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