UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east
The U.N.'s top human rights body agreed Friday to a text presented by Congo that “firmly condemns” support of rebel fighters ...
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United ...
Rwanda accuses Congo of planning large attack
Rwanda said on Friday it had proof of an intended major attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo and denied it was ...
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High-Stakes Diplomacy: U.S. Threatens Sanctions Amid Congo-Rwanda Tensions
The U.S. warns of potential sanctions on Rwandan and Congolese officials to address conflicts in eastern Congo. Calls for ...
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Escalating Crisis in Eastern Congo: A Call for Urgent Action
The U.N. human rights chief expressed alarm over the worsening crisis in eastern Congo, urging influential parties to end the ...
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Catholic, Protestant churches in DR Congo seek dialogue with rebels amid renewed fighting
Two days after meeting with President Félix Tshisekedi, the Catholic Church and the Church of Christ in Congo announced plans ...
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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-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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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 dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...
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Ceasefire collapses as Congo rebels seize strategic town
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels captured the mining town of Nyabibwe in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, violating a ceasefire ...