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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Canada pulls military officers from UN mission in Goma
Canada has withdrawn its military officers from a United Nations peacekeeping mission in eastern Congo, citing the “increasingly perilous security conditions” in the rebel-held city of Goma.
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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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce ...
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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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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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Six peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo, officials say, as rebels close in on Goma
The United Nations said it would temporarily relocate nonessential staff from Goma, such as administrative staff. “Essential personnel remain on the ground, sustaining critical operations such ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma
At least 700 people have been killed since Sunday in the intense fighting in Goma, a UN spokesman said Friday. “The World Health Organization and its partners conducted an assessment with the ...
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Congo-Rwanda border shut as M23 rebels claim Goma capture
According to Congo's government and United Nations experts, the rebels temporarily took over Goma in 2012 and resurfaced in late 2021, with increasing support from Rwanda. Rwanda has denied such ...
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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 ...
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UN describes 'mass panic' in Goma as Rwanda-backed rebels claim control of key Congo city
Rwanda-backed rebels claimed they captured eastern Congo's largest city, Goma, early Monday, as the United Nations described a "mass panic" among its two million people and Congo's government said ...