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Hundreds of Women Raped, Burned to Death After Prison in Congo Set on Fire: UN Official

The Rwanda-backed group known as M23 is believed to have been responsible for the incident following its takeover of the city of Goma

BBC · 2h

More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma, according to the UN. Masses of prisoners broke out of Munzenze prison last Monday, after fighters from the M23 rebel group began to take over the city.

AOL · 2h

Hundreds of women raped and burnt alive when militants stormed DR Congo prison

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates were attacked in their wing inside Goma’s Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak,

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Voice of America · 1d

Rwanda-backed rebels in DRC declare a unilateral ceasefire

The city of 2 million people is at the heart of a region home to trillions of dollars in mineral wealth and remains in rebel control.

CNN on MSN · 1d

Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese soldiers has killed more than 700 people and injured thousands in recent days.

New Vision on MSN · 1d

M23 declares ceasefire in DRC's war-torn east

GOMA - The M23 rebel group announced a humanitarian "ceasefire" from Tuesday in DR Congo's perennially explosive east, days before a planned crisis meeting between Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame.

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The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900

The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major eastern city of Goma left at least 900 people dead, raising the previously

Reuters · 8d

Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN

Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels claimed to have control of Goma.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

East Congo City of Goma Rushes to Bury Bodies After Rebel Offensive

Over 2,000 bodies require burial in Goma after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over the Democratic of Congo city last week, inflaming a decade-old conflict and humanitarian crisis, Congo's communications minister Patrick Muyaya said late on Monday.

US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo

The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider measures to halt an offensive by Rwandan ...

UN chief calls for Rwanda to stop advance on key DR Congo city

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

France to Propose UN Resolution to 'Increase Pressure on Rwanda' Over DRC Conflict

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - France will propose a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday that aims to ...

CBC.ca10d

Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels

Congo, the UN and others accuse neighbouring Rwanda of fuelling the conflict with its own troops and weapons. Rwanda denies this, but Congo's army said on Saturday that Rwandan snipers were ...

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Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, ...

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Arsenal, PSG and Bayern urged to end Visit Rwanda deals

DR Congo calls on Arsenal, PSG and Bayern Munich to end their “blood stained” sponsorship deals with Visit Rwanda amid a ...

Forbes3d

Rwandan-Backed M23 Rebels Seize Goma And Advance Further Into Eastern DRC

However, she further added that while this illicit commerce finances the military activities of armed groups, it is only one aspect of the aggression carried out by Rwanda. UN reports that the ...

The Daily Telegraph9d

Rwanda told to withdraw troops from DR Congo as rebels say they have captured mineral-rich city

Britain, the EU, and the United Nations have piled pressure on the African nation over its backing of the M23 rebels Rwanda has been urged to withdraw its troops from Goma, a mineral-rich city in ...

Alert: Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in eastern Congo declare a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds

Rwanda-backed rebels who seized a city in eastern Congo declare a unilateral ceasefire, citing humanitarian grounds. Got a question? Put a reporter on it. Ever think of a question that you wish ...

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