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UNICEF, Sexual violence and Democratic Republic of Congo

Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push government forces out.

Daily Journal · 1d

Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo: UNICEF

Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented levels, the head of the United Nations children's agency warned Thursday.

allAfrica.com on MSN · 2d

Children in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Increasingly Exposed to Sexual Violence, Abduction and Recruitment - UNICEF

"I am deeply alarmed by the intensifying violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo and its impact on children and families. In North and South Kivu provinces, we are receiving horrific reports of grave violations against children by parties to the conflict,

M23 rebellion, Kavumu Airport and Congo

Reuters · 20h

Congo troops pull back as M23 rebels take airport near Bukavu

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels appeared on Friday to be closing in on eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, as they seized control of the nearby airport of Kavumu, prompting Congolese troops to withdraw in some areas.

The Associated Press on MSN · 16h

Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s 2nd major city of Bukavu, residents say

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long advance towards the Kavumu airport.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

M23 Rebels Reach Airport Near Bukavu in Eastern Congo

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have reached the strategic Kavumu airport that services Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, three sources told Reuters on Friday.

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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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Uganda military chief threatens to attack eastern Congo town of Bunia

The chief of Uganda's defence forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said in a post on X on Saturday that he would attack the ...

Cfr.org7d

War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

allAfrica.com on MSN1d

Democratic Republic of Congo: Assistance needed for people leaving and staying in Goma following weeks of violence

Hundreds of thousands of displaced people sheltering in camps in and around the city of Goma, in Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Displaced people in DRC hope mediation efforts to bring them peace

Storyline: As senior officials from east and south African nations gathered in Tanzania on Friday for a joint summit to ...

Daily Monitor1h

CDF Muhoozi threatens to attack eastern Congo town of Bunia

GenKainerugaba, who has a history of posting provocative comments on foreign policy, said he had the authority of President ...

allAfrica.com on MSN1d

DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma ...

Sky News on MSN9d

Almost 3,000 people killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo fighting

Bodies are decomposing on the streets of Goma that have not yet been collected, with hundreds of thousands displaced in the ...

‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma

Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...

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110,000 people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return

The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...

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