UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
The U.N.’s top human rights body has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...
Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault
A single image captures the grim task facing those who needed to find space for the dead after a spasm of violence in Central ...
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UN to vote on probe as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize Goma in deadly Congo offensive
DR Congo requested the urgent meeting of the UN's top rights body to discuss escalating fighting by Rwanda-backed armed group ...
The Africa Report11h
DRC: At their first rally in Goma, AFC’s Corneille Nangaa and M23 promise people freedom
On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety.
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SANDF base allegedly surrounded by rebels in Goma while supplies run out
Former SANDF general, Maomela Motau says they are running out of food and water. And M23 rebels are said to have surrounded ...
America Magazine9h
Congolese bishop condemns ‘dire humanitarian situation’ after deadly attack in Goma
Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...
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The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a major Congo city declare a unilateral ceasefire
The Rwanda-backed rebels who seized eastern Congo’s key city of Goma have announced a unilateral ceasefire in the region for ...
France 24 on MSN14h
M23 rebels seek to march on Kinshasa
In a stadium rally held in the recently captured city of Goma Thursday, M23 political leader Corneille Nangaa asserted that he wanted to march on DR Congo's capital - Kinshasa. Backed by neighbouring ...