As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers.
Rape, kidnapping, home invasion, and looting: Crime surges in M23 held areas in DR Congo
One particularly horrific incident came to light when a mother recounted how her six daughters were systematically raped by ...
I live in African city held hostage by M23 rebels - I'm too scared to go to supermarket
EXCLUSIVE: Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo after rebel group M23's ...
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
Motivations, ambitions of Congo’s M23 rebels unclear, analysts say
A Rwandan government minister and M23 rebel group spokesperson were sanctioned Thursday by US for alleged involvement in ...
U.S. sanctions Rwandan minister M23 member over conflict in DRC
The U.S. Treasury Department Thursday sanctioned Rwanda Minister of State for Regional Integration James Kabarebe over ...
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Congo crisis: M23 demands talks even as it captures territories
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, the conflict, this past two weeks, has been blamed on the offensive by the M23 rebel ...
Why have Rwanda-backed rebels seized 2 Congolese cities and is there an end in sight?
Rwanda-backed rebels have captured two major cities in Congo's mineral-rich east after a major escalation in their yearslong ...
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SAMIDRC soldiers – including from South Africa – apparently exiting Goma
About 200 wounded and sick soldiers from the Southern African Development Community Mission in the Democratic Republic of ...
DRC Conflict: What happened during Goma’s prison break?
Warning: this pod contains description of violence from the beginning. “They died in the hands of the state. And to die in the hands of the state – that’s something we can’t just let pass… Without ...
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...