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War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know
The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
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UN Rights Council Launches Inquiry into Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo
The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...
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Dire Health and Humanitarian Crisis in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo Prompts Escalation of Efforts By WHO, Partners [press release]
The recent surge in violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has led to significant loss of life, trauma, displacement, and the destruction of critical health infrastructure, ...
Congo's displaced fear violence, rape if they return home
The insurgents want to show they can restore order and have urged civilians to return to normal life, but 23-year-old ...
Almost 3,000 people killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo fighting
Bodies are decomposing on the streets of Goma that have not yet been collected, with hundreds of thousands displaced in the ...
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
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UN rights chief asks anyone with ‘influence’ to act on Congo
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights urged “all those with influence” to move quickly to end the deadly ...
Hundreds of Women Raped, Burned to Death After Prison in Congo Set on Fire: UN Official
Hundreds of women were raped and burned to death after militants raided a prison in the Democratic Republic of Congo.