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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.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2d

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Officials and residents say Rwanda-backed rebels have gained ground in eastern Congo despite the unilateral ceasefire they declared earlier this week, taking control of a town 100 kilometers (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu.

U.S. News & World Report · 15h

UN Rights Body Holds Urgent Session on Violence in Eastern Congo as Rwanda-Backed Rebels Advance

The U.N.’s top human rights body is holding an urgent session on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a major city

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Yahoo · 16h

Worst violence 'to come' in eastern Congo, UN human rights chief says

Worse violence "may be yet to come" in the conflict-hit Democratic Republic of Congo, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk said on Friday. An offensive by the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group against Congolese forces in and around the eastern city of Goma has left almost 3,

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UN human rights head warns of further escalation in eastern Congo

Reuters on MSN · 16h

UN rights chief warns of spread of Congo crisis at emergency UN meeting

The U.N. human rights chief said on Friday that he was deeply disturbed by the escalating crisis in eastern Congo, urging all those with influence to help halt the violence and warning of a risk that it spreads beyond the country's borders.

In upheaval for over a decade, displaced mother of 7 in eastern Congo begs leaders to end fighting

Zawadi Sifa has been fleeing conflict since 2012, most recently finding herself in Goma as Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took over ...

Human Rights Watch9h

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 ...

Malawi orders troops to prepare withdrawal from eastern Congo

Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered defense forces to begin preparations for a withdrawal of its troops from ...

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Escalating Crisis in Eastern Congo: A Call for Urgent Action

The U.N. human rights chief expressed alarm over the worsening crisis in eastern Congo, urging influential parties to end the ...

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Eastern DR Congo faces fragile ceasefire as M23 rebels advance

Fragile ceasefire under threat – M23 rebels continue their advance across eastern DR Congo as regional leaders prepare to ...

The Financial Times9d

Rwanda’s stealth occupation of eastern Congo

M23 rebels on patrol in Goma, eastern Congo, which has reserves of minerals that are needed by the world’s electronics giants © AFP/Getty Images Rwanda’s stealth ...

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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 ...

The Associated Press - Business News on MSN7d

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

GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the ...

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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, ...

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