As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
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Evacuated Peacekeepers: A Critical Mission in Congo's Turmoil
South African peacekeepers injured in eastern Congo have been evacuated by the UN. Situated in Goma, a city controlled by M23 ...
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A silent genocide is unfolding in Congo, church sources warn
A "silent genocide" — mimicking the Rwandan one of 1994 — is occurring in eastern Congo, said some Catholic Church sources, ...
Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year
More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...
Congo children fear returning to class in scarred city of Goma
STORY: It's the start of the day at Mama Mulez school in Goma, but only 23 students of the usual 1,200 trickle in for ...
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As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
Feb 4 (Reuters) - Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week's battles for the city as they feared the ...
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Protesters attack embassies in Congo's capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
Over 7,000 killed in eastern DR Congo since January: PM
Violence raging in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has killed "more than 7,000 compatriots", many of them civilians, ...
'They took all the women here': Rape survivors recall horror of DR Congo jailbreak
He was the second man to rape her at Munzenze prison. The first attack was so violent that she passed out. Her attackers came ...
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What is happening in eastern Congo, where rebels captured a key city?
DAKAR, Senegal — Rwanda-backed rebels have captured eastern Congo’s strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.