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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.

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Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of captured eastern Congolese city they are safe

The rebels continued advances in eastern Congo despite their own announcement of a cease-fire. The U.N. secretary-general called for them to lay down their guns and agree to mediation.

Reuters on MSN · 7d

Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to resume normal life, even as the group clashed with Congolese troops as they tried to take more territory.

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Zimbabwe · 9h

UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma

A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city.

CNN · 21h

More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says

More than 150 female prisoners were raped and burned to death during a jailbreak last week when fleeing male inmates set fire to a prison in Goma, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a United Nations spokesperson has said.

BBC · 1d

More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,

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Congolese bishop condemns ‘dire humanitarian situation’ after deadly attack in Goma

Approximately six million people have died in the conflict in the eastern D.R.C. since 1996. For decades, numerous armed ...

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Congo urges stronger international pressure on Rwanda over Goma crisis

We don't need to have another stance of negotiations, because we spent two years negotiating, and there is a plan today,' says government spokesperson - Anadolu Ajansı ...

M23 Rebels Capture Goma: DRC says it's a "War Declaration" by Rwanda | Vantage with Palki Sharma

DRC says it's a "War Declaration" by Rwanda | Vantage with Palki Sharma | N18G A militant group called M23 has captured the ...

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Goma capture sparks fears of deeper regional conflict as Rwanda-backed rebels push south

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the ...

M23 rebels in Goma: gains to boost illicit mineral trade through Rwanda, analysts say

The rebels, which Rwanda denies supporting, have long been funded at least in part by the illicit mineral trade.

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Rwanda: Ensure Humanitarian Aid Reaches Goma

Rwandan forces and the abusive M23 armed group should urgently ensure access to and facilitate the delivery of humanitarian ...

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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 ...

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Rwanda to 'Maintain' Defensive Measures Against Threats From DR Congo

Rwanda will maintain its defensive measures along the border with DR Congo as long as security threats from the Congolese army (FARDC) and its allies such as the FDLR exist, the Minister of Foreign ...

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