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Rwanda-Backed Rebels Tell Residents of a Captured Eastern Congolese City They Are Safe

The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city.

Yahoo · 2h

Worst violence 'to come' in eastern Congo, UN human rights chief says

Worse violence "may be yet to come" in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday. An offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group against Congolese forces in and around the eastern city of Goma has left almost 3,

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As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity

After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week, the man who emerged from the shadows to assert his leadership was not the group's long-time military leader.

Reuters · 6d

Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province, in an attempt to expand their area of control in the country's east after capturing the city of Goma.

Newsweek on MSN · 8d

M23 Rebellion in DR Congo: Protesters Light Fires Near US Embassy

Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel group.

Humanitarian crisis in Congo worsens

cnbctv18 · 4h

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 M23 in North and South Kivu provinces, and drew up a draft resolution that would set up the probe.

NBC News · 3h

Humanitarian crisis in Congo worsens as Rwandan-backed rebels take over Goma

Thousands from eastern Congo have been fleeing conflict for decades, and many are being displaced again as the Rwandan-backed M23 took over Goma. M23 are a rebel group with an estimated 4,000 troops from neighboring Rwanda,

Las Vegas Sun · 1d

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles

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Daily Journal · 18h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres call

Deutsche Welle on MSN · 1h

UN rights chief warns against 'escalating' DR Congo conflict

The UN Human Rights Council is considering whether to launch an investigation into alleged abuses committed in eastern Congo on Kinshasa's request. Rwanda alleged it was responding to an "imminent" threat from Congo.

AFP on MSN · 2h

DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group were threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had "never been higher".

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Uganda sends 1,000 more soldiers to east Congo near M23 conflict, sources say

Uganda has deployed more than 1,000 extra soldiers into east Congo in the last week near an area where the Kinshasa ...

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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 dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...

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Rwanda’s evolving stature ensures muted global pressure as M23 advances in eastern Congo

In 2012, when M23 rebels appeared poised to seize control of a major city in eastern Congo, western countries suspended aid ...

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INTERVIEW - Congo expecting ‘real ceasefire’ at joint African summit

M23’s ceasefire is a ‘joke’ and a ‘lie,’ says Congolese government spokesperson Patrick Muyaya - Anadolu Ajansı ...

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Relief for Uruguayan troops in Congo arranged

Uruguayan troops stationed in Congo as part of the United Nations Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) are ...

Over 150 women raped, burned to death in Congo by male inmates fleeing after jailbreak

Killings and mass rape are unfortunately frequent scenes of conflict-related sexual violence that have plagued the Democratic ...

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3 international aid workers killed in attack as African leaders are set to discuss DR Congo crisis

Dieter Wuthrich, spokesman for Swiss Church Aid, told Anadolu in an emailed statement that three of the organization's local ...

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DR Congo court issues arrest warrant for rebel leader Corneille Nangaa

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant for the leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23, for war crimes and treason.

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