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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.

The Boston Globe · 3d

The US sanctions a Rwanda official and a rebel spokesperson over violence in Congo

The M23 rebels are the most prominent of more than 100 armed groups that have been vying for control of eastern Congo’s trillions of dollars in mineral wealth.

unity government, Congo and DRC president

The Associated Press on MSN · 4h

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 mounts over his handling of the crisis.

devdiscourse · 1d

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 Rwandan-backed rebels capture major cities and tensions rise, Tshisekedi emphasizes the importance of unity and reaching out to opposition groups to address the crisis and stabilize the region.

The Daily Monitor on MSN · 1d

DRC president plans unity government in response to eastern crisis

Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in eastern provinces.

Over 7,000 killed in eastern Congo since Jan.

Courthouse News Service · 8h

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 · 14h

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 · 9h

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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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 ...

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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, ...

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 ...

What Congo’s President Thinks of Rwanda: A ‘Mania to Be the Apex Predator’

As vast swaths of Congolese territory are seized by a Rwandan-backed armed group, Congo’s president looks to make a minerals ...

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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 ...

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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 ...

Truthout2d

Civilians in Congo Suffer as Elites at Home and Abroad Jockey for Profits

Rich in an ore used in electronics, the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has become a geopolitical minefield.

The Christian Post on MSN4d

70 Christians beheaded in DRC church attack: 'Grim tapestry of violence'

Seventy Christians were discovered beheaded inside a Protestant church in the Democratic Republic of Congo s North Kivu ...

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