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Rwanda, Democratic Republic of Congo

Reuters on MSN · 19h

Children face lethal violence, rape in east Congo war

As Rwanda-backed rebels closed in on eastern Congo's largest city, retreating army soldiers barged into Suzanne Amisi Wilonja's home near the airport to loot, firing indiscriminately and shooting her 10-year-old son Sylvain in the head.

Bloomberg L.P. · 3d

UN Security Council Condemns Rwanda for Eastern Congo Violence

The United Nations Security Council condemned Rwanda for backing a rebellion in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and ordered its troops to withdraw from the country.

BBC on MSN · 3d

Rwanda angered by US sanctions over DR Congo violence

The Rwandan government has condemned the US decision to sanction a government minister for his alleged role in the conflict in the east of neighbouring Democratic Republic of Congo.

Over 7,000 killed in eastern Congo since Jan.

Courthouse News Service · 11h

Over 7,000 killed in eastern Congo since January: PM

The M23 movement, supported by some 4,000 Rwandan soldiers, according to U.N. experts, now controls large tracts of troubled eastern Congo. Its rapid advance has sent tens of thousands fleeing.

The Washington Post · 17h

Congo says rebel uprising in its east has killed over 7,000 people this year

More than 7,000 people have died this year as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have captured unprecedented amounts of territory in mineral-rich eastern Congo

New Vision on MSN · 13h

Over 7,000 people 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, since last month, the Congolese premier said Monday.The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has seized large swathes of the mineral-rich eastern DRC -- including the main cities of Goma and Bukavu -- in the face of limited resistance from Congolese forces.

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Congo's president says he'll create a unity government as violence spreads

Congo’s president says he is going to launch a unity government, as violence spreads across the country’s east and pressure ...

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Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...

CNN on MSN11d

USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency

US Agency for International Development employees this week recounted the panic they experienced in the days after they were ...

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Rwanda expresses solidarity with military general sanctioned by the US over violence in Congo

Rwanda's government on Friday asserted solidarity with a top official sanctioned by the U.S. over violence in eastern Congo, ...

The Associated Press on MSN10d

USAID staffers describe colleagues abandoned in violence in Congo as DOGE ends assistance programs

A lieutenant of Trump ally Elon Musk and other outsiders are overseeing the immediate termination of hundreds of American aid ...

Congo's Quest for Unity Amid Escalating Violence

Amid growing unrest in eastern Congo, President Felix Tshisekedi has announced plans to establish a unity government. As ...

National Catholic Reporter6d

As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law

After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...

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Congo's conflict is escalating week after week. Here's why some say Canadians need to pay attention

Chaos and violence are escalating in the eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels take over mineral-rich areas. Congolese ...

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