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Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo

Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently.

AFP on MSN · 1d

Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo: UNICEF

Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented levels, the head of the United Nations children's agency warned Thursday. "In North and South Kivu provinces,

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Unicef Says Armed Men Raped Scores of Children in Eastern Congo Rampage

The United Nations’ children’s agency has accused armed men in eastern Congo of raping hundreds of women and children during a single week of fighting as Rwandan-backed rebels cemented control over the city of Goma,

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Legit.ng on MSN · 11d

4 things to know about Democratic Republic of Congo and its minerals

DR Congo is a country in Central Africa but many people do not know that the country hosts many mineral resources important for making smartphones.

Reuters · 20h

Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city in the area,

Yahoo · 15m

UN chief urges dialogue as M23 rebels enter Congo's Bukavu

General António Guterres urges for dialogue between warring parties in Congo's east''In the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the Congolese people have been suffering yet again from a brutal cycle of violence,

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The Associated Press on MSN · 3h

Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say

Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance of Rwanda-backed rebels

The Independent · 14d

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

The U.N. says Rwanda-backed rebels are expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing the region’s major city

The Facts · 11d

UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900

The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, raising

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Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says

The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...

BBC12d

What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?

The mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has been dogged by conflict for more than 30 years, since the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Numerous armed groups have competed with the central ...

The Hollywood Reporter13d

‘The Tree of Authenticity’ Is a Cinematic Essay About Congo’s Colonial Past and Ecological Significance

By Georg Szalai Global Business Editor “Drawing on research from the 1930s, the film highlights the Congo Basin’s vital role in consuming carbon dioxide and shaping global environmental ...

TheHealthSite17d

Crimean-Congo Haemorrhagic Fever Kills 51-Year-Old Man From Gujarat: Key Facts About The Disease

A 51-year-old man from Gujarat reportedly succumbed to death from the Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) on Tuesday. Doctors confirm that this is the first death reported from this infection ...

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