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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 ...
Daily Maverick on MSN2d
Goma ‘fiasco’ — deal to bring SA and SADC troops home hits a snag
The promising agreement between SADC and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels on Friday to facilitate the “immediate withdrawal” of ...
Rebels agree to a ceasefire with African coalition troops departing from eastern Congo
M23 rebels in control of key areas of eastern Congo have agreed to a ceasefire with African coalition peacekeepers who ...
The New Times on MSN1d
Congo-Kinshasa: How Burundi Troops, FDLR Provoked M23's March On Mubambiro, Goma
FDLR is a UN and US-blacklisted terrorist organization founded by military and paramilitary extremists linked to the 1994 ...
Wealth and Warfare Empower a Rwanda-Backed Militant Group in Congo
The M23 militia is ruling over a vast stretch of territory in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
AllAfrica on MSN6d
Congo-Kinshasa: MONUSCO's Mandate No Longer Fits Reality, U.S. Tells UN Security Council
The UN Security Council members should reassess MONUSCO's mandate in DR Congo if the mission can no longer fulfill its ...
Millions of migrants and hundreds of staff impacted by US and other aid cuts, UN agency says
The United Nations migration agency says it is scaling back or ending projects around the world and firing staff following an ...
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UN expresses concerns over M23 rebels attacks on hospitals in DRC
Ravina Shamdasani, UN Human Rights Office spokesperson, stated that M23 rebels on February 28 raided CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital in Goma, abducting 131 sick and wounded men who were ...
Global Voices16d
DRC: The forgotten victims of the conflict in Goma
In Goma, families deprived of their homes and livelihoods often wander in search of refuge, not knowing what tomorrow will bring.
allAfrica.com on MSN6d
DR Congo: Record numbers face acute or emergency hunger
The situation represents one of the world’s worst food crises, according to the UN-partnered Integrated Food Security Phase ...
Newsday10d
Burundi sees its largest number of refugees arriving in decades during Congo's fighting
The decades-long conflict in eastern Congo escalated in January, when the M23 rebels seized the strategic city of Goma, followed by the city of Bukavu in February. Bukavu is less than 30 miles ...
DRC's Goma, after the M23 attack: A city at a standstill, cut off from the world
The economy of the capital of the North Kivu province, has ground to a halt after being seized by the rebel movement and its Rwandan allies in late January, due to the airport's closure and paralysis ...