UN rights chief warns of spread of Congo crisis at emergency UN meeting
The U.N. human rights chief said on Friday that he was deeply disturbed by the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urging all ...
UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
The U.N.'s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed ...
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UN rights council mulls probe of abuses in east DRC
The UN Human Rights Council will decide Friday whether to launch an international investigation into alleged violations and ...
More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire ...
Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...
Congo demands international sanctions 'to stop Rwanda'
The international community must take concrete action and impose sanctions on Rwanda to curb the M23 rebel conflict in ...
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Gloom in Goma: Humanitarian Crisis After M23 Takeover
The takeover of Goma by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels has led to over 2,000 bodies needing burial amidst a humanitarian crisis. Despite a ceasefire, sporadic violence continues. The conflict in east Congo, ...
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Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
In a statement on X, government spokesman Patrick Muyaya asked Goma residents to stay at home and also urged Congolese nationals around the world to mobilize in support of the country.
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Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels
Authorities say at least 773 people were killed in the eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma city and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels ...
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Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo's largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a ...