UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern DR Congo of killing and recruiting children
The UN human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing children, attacking hospitals
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — The U.N. human rights chief accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Vivian van de Perre, deputy head of the UN mission in DR Congo, said Wednesday that “so far 2,000 bodies have been collected from the Goma streets in recent days, and 900 bodies remain in the ...
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As it happened: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in DR Congo city
The UN says hundreds of people are wounded and that bodies are lying in the streets of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following an advance by M23 rebels on the key city The ...
UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in east Congo of killing and recruiting children
The U.N. human rights chief has accused Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a second major city in eastern Congo of killing ...
Advance of Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo threatens regional peace, UN officials warn
Top United Nations officials in Africa have warned an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council that the offensive of ...
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UN describes 'mass panic' in Goma as Rwanda-backed rebels claim control of key Congo city
According to a UN report, over a third of the population of North Kivu province where Goma is located are currently displaced, and the capture of Goma will likely exacerbate the situation.
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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
Since 2021, Congo’s government and allied forces, including SAMIDRC and U.N. troops, have been keeping M23 away from Goma. The UN peacekeeping force, also known as MONUSCO, entered Congo more ...
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DR Congo updates: M23 claim they have captured Goma
M23 rebels say they have taken control of the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo. The UN has condemned "flagrant disregard" for Congo's sovereignty. M23 rebels claim they have ...
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Congo-Rwanda border shut as M23 rebels claim Goma capture
Heavy artillery fire could be heard in Goma on Monday, hours after Rwandan troops and fighters from the M23 rebel group entered the capital of North Kivu Province. The UN has warned of a looming ...
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UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma
Vivian van de Perre, the deputy head of the United Nations mission in the DRC, told reporters in a video call from Goma that U.N. teams are “actively helping” the M23 to collect the dead from ...
UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, the U.N. health agency said Monday, ...