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 ...
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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 ...
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African leaders call for 'immediate ceasefire' at DRC summit
DRC CONFLICT ; A summit of African leaders meeting to address the crisis in Democratic Republic of Congo on Saturday called for an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire" within five days.The M23 ...
DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.
‘Days of mass burials ahead’ as DRC mourns its dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week, according to early estimates provided by the UN peacekeeping operation in ...
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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's Kagame and DRC's Tshisekedi meet in Tanzania summit over Goma conflict
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has rapidly seized swathes of territory in the mineral-rich eastern DRC in an offensive ...
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UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a ...
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Rwandan and Congolese leaders join summit on eastern DRC conflict
Rwandan President Paul Kagame and his Congolese counterpart, Felix Tshisekedi, joined a summit in Tanzania on Saturday where ...
Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern DRC
United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...
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DRC: ICRC helping to restore essential services in Goma
Essential services have been badly affected by the fighting in the past few days in Goma, the largest city in North Kivu, ...
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EAC-SADC Summit calls for immediate ceasefire in eastern DRC
The Joint Summit reiterated its demand for the withdrawal of uninvited foreign armed forces from DRC territory, with leaders emphasising respect for the country’s sovereignty and ...