UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major ...
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Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Feb 14 (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu ...
Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...
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African Union summit opens, overshadowed by DR Congo conflict
The escalating conflict in Democratic Republic of Congo will dominate an African Union summit opening Saturday, with the DRC ...
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M23 fighters, Rwandan troops enter DR Congo city of Bukavu: security, humanitarian sources
M23 fighters and Rwandan troops entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday, security, and humanitarian ...
Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
Armed men have raped dozens of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says - An aid agency is receiving ‘horrific reports’ of ...
Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...