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.
More pressure on Rwanda as Congo says rebel uprising has killed over 7,000 people this year
Congo says over 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory ...
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Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war
The United Nations has warned of surging child recruitment, abductions, killings and sexual violence as the rebels, known as ...
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, ...
The Africa Report22h
Eastern DRC: Injured South African troops en route home via Rwanda
Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road ...
At least 7,000 have died in Congo this year, country's PM tells UN's human rights council
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...
The Guardian Nigeria9h
U.S. pledges support for DRC territorial integrity
The United States has strongly condemned the seizure of Kavumu airport and the city of Bukavu by M23 and Rwanda forces, while pledging their continued support for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC ...
Al Jazeera on MSN21h
Fighting in eastern DRC kills about 7,000 people since January, PM says
Judith Suminwa says more than 2,500 bodies buried without identification, ‘significant’ number of civilians among dead.
Mystery illness kills more than 50 within hours in Congo
The outbreak began after three children ate a bat and died after suffering hemorrhagic fever symptoms. The WHO has ruled out ...
eNCA on MSN21h
Wounded SA soldiers evacuated from DRC
JOHANNESBURG - A total of 130 South African soldiers are being evacuated from Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Fighting in Congo has killed 7,000 since January, prime minister says
Some 7,000 people have died since January in fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, the prime minister of the ...