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Rwanda, M23 rebellion and UN

UN rights body condemns Rwanda and the rebels it backs in neighboring Congo. Violence mounts in east

The U.N.’s top human rights body has condemned Rwanda’s support of rebel fighters across the border in eastern Congo and ordered a team of experts to examine rights violations in the region

The Boston Globe · 2d

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as their forces engage in heavy fighting along the main route to South Kivu’s main city Bukavu.

The Washington Post · 1d

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

The Associated Press on MSN · 12h

A Family Fleeing Violence in Eastern Congo Sees Little Hope as Rebels Grab More Land

Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region

PA Media on MSN · 1d

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 countries. The government in Kinshasa urged the 47-mem

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UN raises concerns over alarming cases of sexual violence in the DRC

UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Friday (07 Feb) expressed profound concerns at the ongoing violent escalation in eastern ...

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Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese ...

Amid DRC violence, Rwanda falsely accuses US, EU, UN of triggering hostilities

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels triggered the ongoing hostilities by launching an offensive north of Goma, on Oct. 26, 2023, in ...

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Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo

A conflict that has raged for decades reached a flashpoint this week when rebels backed by Rwanda marched on a key Congolese ...

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Tensions Escalate: Rwanda and DRC's Blame Game

Rwanda claims to have evidence of an intended attack by the Democratic Republic of Congo, denying any role in the unrest ...

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UN Human Rights Council to discuss Congo violence

The UN Human Rights Council, will discuss the devastating violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday.According to the government in Kinshasa, more than 3,000 people have been ...

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Congolese security forces try to slow assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of violence, looting

Dozens of demonstrators, meanwhile, looted and set fires to parts of at least nine foreign embassy buildings far off in the ...

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Rwanda says it’s committed to political solution in Democratic Republic of Congo as violence escalates

During an emergency UN Security Council meeting, Kinshasa demands immediate withdrawal of Rwandan troops from Congolese ...

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Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know

“Due to an increase in violence throughout the city of Kinshasa ... occupying a large expanse in North Kivu, which borders Rwanda and Uganda. For several months, the rebels have also controlled ...

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