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Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo

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 Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army.

BBC on MSN · 2d

Rebels declare ceasefire in DR Congo for 'humanitarian reasons'

The alliance of rebel groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have declared a humanitarian ceasefire starting on Tuesday. In a statement, the group - which includes the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels - cited "humanitarian reasons" for the ceasefire, after it has been capturing territory in eastern parts of the country.

The Washington Post · 21h

Rwandan-backed rebels have seized another city in eastern Congo

Rwandan-backed rebels are gaining ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week

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BBC on MSN · 2h

Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission in the volatile eastern Democratic of Congo.The Malawian troops are part of the southern African regional bloc's military mission (SAMIDRC) deployed to DR Congo to help tackle armed groups.

Channels TV · 1h

Malawi Prepares To Withdraw Troops From DR Congo

The troops were part of a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission deployed in 2023 to help the Kinshasa government quell unrest in the mineral-rich eastern region.

San Francisco Examiner · 14h

M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DR Congo offensive

The M23 armed group and allied Rwandan forces launched a new offensive on Wednesday in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, days before the Rwandan and Congolese presidents are due

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AOL · 18h

Hundreds of women raped and burnt alive when militants stormed DR Congo prison

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates were attacked in their wing inside Goma’s Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak, UN peacekeeping chief Vivian van de Perre said.

BBC · 17h

More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,

Daily Star on MSN · 3h

Mass jailbreak as all female prisoners 'raped and burned alive' says United Nations

Hundreds of female inmates were raped and burned alive as rebels stormed the Congolese city of Goma, United Nations officials said

Bodies left to rot in DR Congo streets as Donald Trump blocks aid funding

Following a decision by Donald Trump to suspend the United States Agency for International Development, foreign assistance is slowing the vital work needed to help those in Congo, the United Nations s ...

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DR Congo’s president says country won’t be humiliated after rebels claim takeover

Democratic Republic of Congo President Felix Tshisekedi has vowed “a vigorous and coordinated response” against a rebel ...

allAfrica.com on MSN5h

UN Rights Council Should Address Impunity in DR Congo

The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the ...

thenewhumanitarian19h

Roundup: Get up to speed on the Rwanda-M23 offensive in DR Congo

The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a ...

The Citizen2h

Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo

Bounena Sidi Mohamed, deputy director of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), said at least ...

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DR Congo: ICC tribunal closely monitoring surge in fighting

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, Karim Khan, is looking for information about war crimes in eastern DRC.

Amsterdam News6h

D.R. Congo is being bathed in blood

The United Nations has 14,000 of its blue helmet soldiers in the Kivu region, and this past December, 14 blue helmets were killed. The countries that make up the Southern African Development Community ...

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