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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Fire and fury: the intense fight for DRC's Goma
Goma, which fell to M23 fighters and the Rwandan military last week, has become a symbol of the conflict that has ripped ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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, ...
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.
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UN to investigate atrocities in Eastern DRC
Red Cross personnel load bodies of victims of the fighting between Congolese government forces and M23 rebels in a truck in Goma, Monday, Feb. 3, 2025, as the U.N. health agen ...
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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 ...
‘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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Tensions Escalate: Rwanda and DRC's Blame Game
Rwanda claims to have evidence of an intended attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo, denying any role in the unrest ...
Threat of disease in DRC "multiplied" by conflict, WHO says
Conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has "multiplied" the risk of the spread of diseases, including ...
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How illicit mining fuels violence in eastern DRC: Interview with Jean-Pierre Okenda
On Jan. 28, the Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 captured Goma, capital city of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich ...