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,
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.
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, ...
On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...
M23 rebels claim they now control the Congolese city of Goma—an act Congo's government described as a 'declaration of war.' ...
The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...
A South African defence expert, Helmoed Heitman, says the Southern African Development Community mission in DR Congo (SAMIDRC) is a complete failure and the bloc should negotiate its ...
Rwandan-backed M23 said Thursday it wanted to "liberate all of the Congo" in its first public meeting since seizing the ...
Three U.S. Army soldiers were onboard a BlackHawk helicopter that collided with a passenger jet near Ronald Reagan Washington ...
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HRW Oral Statement On DR Congo At the 37th Special Session of the Human Rights Council [press release]Mr. President,Since the resurgence of the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group at the end of 2021, hundreds of thousands of Congolese have fled the conflict in the east of the country, in the face of brutal ...
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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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Conflict in Goma leaves thousands dead and displaced as residents struggle to rebuild amid fragile securityThe Congolese returning to Goma to rebuild their homeland said they were heartbroken over the devastated situation in the city, which left them wandering how to reconstruct their life with fragile ...
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