Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
One particularly horrific incident came to light when a mother recounted how her six daughters were systematically raped by ...
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in ...
"M23 has declared the airspace over Goma closed," she added. "In other words, we are trapped." She said the U.N. was temporarily relocating nonessential personnel from the city. Congo's foreign ...
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, claimed to have taken control of Goma, eastern Congo's largest city, early on Monday, while a 48-hour deadline for the Congolese army to surrender expired.
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M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running warCreating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Eastern and Southern African countries are looking into the possibility of deploying troops to secure areas of eastern ...
It’s cowardice,” Byamungu added. Unlike in 2012, when the M23 briefly seized Goma and withdrew after international pressure, ...
U.K. authorities are punishing Rwanda over its support of the rebels who now control two major cities in eastern Congo.
M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have captured the eastern city of Bukavu with the backing of Rwandan forces, ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have entered east Congo’s second-largest city of Bukavu, residents and a community leader say ...
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