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 has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ...
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 ...
Rwanda's Kagame to meet Congo's Tshisekedi for talks over M23 rebels, DRC conflict
Regional leaders of eight East African Community (EAC) countries, and the 16-member South African Development Community (SADC ...
Leaders from Eastern and Southern African blocs seek solutions to Congo conflict
Leaders from Eastern and Southern African regional blocs gather in Tanzania on Saturday to seek a solution to the conflict in ...
DR Congo 'Invasion': Rwanda-backed M23 Rebels Threaten Kavumu Capture; 'Worst Yet To Come,' Warns UN
The conflict in DR Congo intensifies as M23 rebels, backed by Rwandan troops, advance towards South Kivu province. Congolese forces are preparing to defend Kavumu, the last stronghold before Bukavu, ...
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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 ...
A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...
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UN to vote on probe as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seize Goma in deadly Congo offensive
DR Congo requested the urgent meeting of the UN's top rights body to discuss escalating fighting by Rwanda-backed armed group ...
Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...
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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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African leaders condemn M23 offensive in DR Congo
Leaders of Central Africa demanded the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group stop its offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, and called on Friday for the opening of an aid pipeline.