UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in Democratic Republic of Congo
The special session of the Human Rights Council was called by the Democratic Republic of Congo with the support of dozens of ...
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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, ...
UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance
The U.N.’s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some ...
IOL EXCLUSIVE: Bodies of South African soldiers killed in DRC transported to Uganda, en route home
The soldiers' bodies were due to be repatriated to South Africa on Wednesday. However, the SANDF on Thursday stated that all administrative processes were completed and handed over to the United ...
DRC conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The UN has issued its starkest warning yet as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels advance beyond captured Goma into South Kivu province, ...