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 ...
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SADC, East African Community Leaders Call for an Immediate, Unconditional Ceasefire in DRC
AFRICAN leaders have called for an immediate and unconditional ceasefire in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which will be enforced by army chiefs within five days.The Southern African ...
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.
‘Days of mass burials ahead’ as DRC mourns its dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed in Goma last week, according to early estimates provided by the UN peacekeeping operation in ...
President Ramaphosa urges diplomacy as key to resolving eastern DRC conflict
President Ramaphosa has reaffirmed South Africa’s commitment to a diplomatic solution for the eastern DRC, following a ...
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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 ...
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DRC conflict: Food prices skyrocket in Goma as conflict blocks food supplies
Analysis by ActionAid staff in Goma has found that the cost of essentials like flour and oil has more than doubled as a ...
Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern DRC
United Nations agencies called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting ...
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DRC: At their first rally in Goma, AFC’s Corneille Nangaa and M23 promise people freedom
On 6 February, the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) – which includes the M23 rebel group backed by Rwanda – held a rally in Goma, ...
UN warns of worrying humanitarian situation in DRC’s Goma amid assault by Rwanda-backed rebels
The United Nations Security Council, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and senior U.N. officials are calling for the M23 to ...
Fighting Ongoing Across DRC's Goma, Rwanda Troops in City, Says UN
"Active zones of combat have spread to all quarters of the city, all the neighborhoods of the city," Lemarquis, the deputy ...
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More than 150 female inmates raped and burned to death during Goma jailbreak in DRC, UN says
DRC communications minister Patrick Muyaya confirmed ... This week, the M23 rebel group, which has claimed to have captured the city of Goma, called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire after ...