Over 150 women raped, burned to death in Congo by male inmates fleeing after jailbreak
Killings and mass rape are unfortunately frequent scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the Democratic ...
DRC conflict: talks have failed to bring peace. Is it time to try sanctions?
The Luanda Process has not been able to bring tangible results either. The reasons for this failure include bad faith from ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general ...
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Fighting Resumes in DR Congo's South Kivu Ahead of Crisis Talks
Congolese authorities said its troops and its allies clashed with the M23 rebel group, supported by Rwandan soldiers, in the mining town of Nyabibwe in South Kivu. "Our positions have been attacked," ...
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Congo crisis: It’s time to end it – UN Chief appeals for mediation
General, António Guterres has appealed for meditation to end the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC. He ...
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A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on
C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
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 ...
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they ...
Congo calls rebels’ ceasefire declaration ‘false communication’ as reports of fighting continue
Congo’s government has described the unilateral ceasefire declared by Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo as “false ...
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...