UN human rights boss says Congo rebellion could spread into neighbouring countries
Congo calls an emergency UN Human Rights Council meeting, demanding an urgent investigation of violations it says have been committed by Rwandan-backed M23 rebels.
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DRC Military Court Issues Global Arrest Warrant for M23-Linked Leader Amid Rising Violence
A military court in DRC has issued an international arrest warrant for Corneille Nangaa over war crimes and treason.
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Guterres says eastern DR Congo crisis needs mediation, not military intervention
Ahead of tomorrow’s summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Dar es Salaam, United Nations (UN) ...
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UN chief urges peace as conflict escalates in eastern DRC
Guterres will travel to Addis Ababa next week for the AU Peace and Security Council Summit, where discussions on restoring ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo ‘s key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents Thursday, holding a ...
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Uncertainty, humanitarian crisis grip Goma in DRC as new peace summit looms
The city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) awoke cautiously as urban life tentatively resumed, ...
Congo to seek UN investigation into 'mass violations' in Goma
The Democratic Republic of Congo will present a motion to the United Nations Human Rights Council seeking an investigation ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after the provincial capital was captured by rebels ...
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Bodies, untreated water, rain add up to health risks in Goma, DRC: UN
Bodies in the streets, no clean water and an intensifying rainy season, trigger escalating health risks in Goma, the ...
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...
As Goma ceasefire largely holds, Congo rushes to bury bodies from rebel offensive
Rebels in eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, began a ceasefire on Tuesday and people rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of ...
DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.