DR Congo conflict advances

Worst may be coming in east Congo conflict, says UN rights head
The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase. He spoke at an emergency meeting of the U.
Escalating Conflict Could Hurt Congo, Rwanda Credit, S&P Says
S&P Global Ratings warned that the escalating conflict between Rwanda and Democratic Republic of Congo could lead to a credit downgrade for the nations as the cost of fighting weakens both their economies.
DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an
Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern Congo conflict
Democratic Republic of Congo's President Felix Tshisekedi will take part in a joint summit of Eastern and Southern African leaders starting on Friday to discuss the conflict in its east, where Rwandan-backed rebels are seizing more territory.
DR Congo conflict advances as UN calls for peace
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group continued its advance Thursday through eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and looked poised to seize a strategic town, as United Nations chief Antonio Guterres call
UN warns of regional escalation in DR Congo conflict ahead of the high stakes Tanzania summit
Diplomatic efforts to achieve peace are getting underway this weekend in Tanzania. It will be the first time that Paul Kagame and Felix Tshisekedi engage in direct talks since the resurgence of the conflict.
UN rights chief warns against 'escalating' DR Congo conflict
The UN Human Rights Council is considering whether to launch an investigation into alleged abuses committed in eastern Congo on Kinshasa's request. Rwanda alleged it was responding to an "imminent" threat from Congo.

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France emphasizes diplomacy as the primary solution to the ongoing conflict in East Congo. Advocating for a return to ...
Southern and East African leaders to hold joint summit on Congo conflict
The regional blocs of southern and eastern Africa will hold a joint summit in Tanzania's commercial capital Dar es Salaam on ...
U.N. warns of executions and gang rapes as war in Congo escalates
The U.N. voices concern over alleged atrocities as Rwandan-backed rebels reportedly advance after seizing the city of Goma in ...
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A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...
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Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claim major Congolese city, which Congo calls a ‘declaration of war’
Three U.N. peacekeepers from South Africa have been killed in fighting M23 rebels in eastern Congo, a political party and a ...
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There is a good chance that inside your mobile phone is a miniscule amount of a metal that started its journey buried in the earth of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where a war is currently ...
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A leader of Congo’s rebels vows to fight on
C orneille nangaa sits in an armchair in a five-star-hotel in Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...