UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city.
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 to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.
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,
United Nations says hundreds of women were raped in DR Congo
The people of Goma in North Kivu are still trying to come to terms with the fallout of the conflict in DR Congo so far. FRANCE 24's correspondent in Goma, Emmet Livingston has more.
Hundreds of Women Raped, Burned to Death After Prison in Congo Set on Fire: UN Official
The Rwanda-backed group known as M23 is believed to have been responsible for the incident following its takeover of the city of Goma
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,
Hundreds of women raped, burnt alive in Congo jailbreak amid rebel conflict
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo.
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DRC‑Rwanda: Rubaya coltan mine at the heart of M23 financing
Rwandan-backed armed group M23 seized one of the world’s most productive coltan concessions, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. Since then, a UN report estimates that 120 tonnes of the precious ...
Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic ...
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Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern DRC conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African ...
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Catholic leader highlights desperation as eastern DRC war intensifies
As the situation gets worse in the DR Congo, the Director of Communication at Caritas Butembo-Beni has decried the ...
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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 North Kivu province. The fall of Goma marks a shocking chapter in a ...
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DRC war: Rwanda shrugs off increasing global pressure over M23 fighting in the Kivus
Rwanda is facing mounting international pressure over its role in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the ...
Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN
Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over ...
M23 Rebels Capture Goma: DRC says it's a "War Declaration" by Rwanda | Vantage with Palki Sharma
DRC says it's a "War Declaration" by Rwanda | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G A militant group called M23 has captured the ...
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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 three-year insurgency heavily supported by neighbouring Rwanda despite its ...
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Conflict Escalates: M23 Rebels Capture Key Mining Town in DRC
M23 rebels, reportedly backed by Rwanda, have taken control of Nyabibwe, a significant mining town in the eastern Democratic ...
Rwanda’s president tells CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC
The Democratic Republic of Congo accuses Rwanda of backing up the rebel group M23 in taking over Goma. CNN’s Larry Madowo ...
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Corneille Nangaa leads rebel coalition in DRC as government rejects talks, citing Rwanda’s influence
Corneille Nangaa leads a rebel coalition in DRC, faces a death sentence, and urges talks as the government refuses.