Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
GENEVA (AP) — The U.N.’s top human rights body on Friday condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in ...
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 ...
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Human Rights Council Convenes Special Session on Escalating Crisis in DR Congo
Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief of MONUSCO, described the conflict’s 30-year history ...
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 ...
East Congo city of Goma rushes to bury bodies after rebel offensive
Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic of Congo city last week, ...
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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Congo says 773 dead in weeklong fighting as military tries to repel Rwanda-backed rebels
Authorities confirmed 773 bodies and 2,880 injured persons in Goma's morgues and hospitals, Congolese government spokesman Patrick Muyaya told a briefing in the capital, Kinshasa, adding that the ...
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INTERVIEW - Congo expecting ‘real ceasefire’ at joint African summit
- Congo expects ‘a real ceasefire’ from the Dar es Salaam summit and the withdrawal of Rwandan soldiers, Muyaya tells Anadolu - For better flow of humanitarian aid, the easiest solution ...
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Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
DRC communications minister, Patrick Muyaya, told CNN Monday that Rwanda’s military presence in his country was well documented, saying, “Kagame is the only voice denying this.” ...
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More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
DRC communications minister Patrick Muyaya confirmed the rape of the 165 women, telling CNN Wednesday that “the government condemns with the greatest energy this barbaric crime.” The killings ...
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UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
Patrick Muyaya Katembwe, Congo's communications minister, called on the council to “hold Rwanda responsible for its war crimes and crimes against humanity" through allegedly forced displacement ...