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Rwanda-backed rebels advance in eastern Congo as residents flee by the thousands
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Panic swept through eastern Congo’s second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, ...
Chaos and looting as Rwanda-backed rebels push toward eastern Congo's second major city
Panic swept through eastern Congo's second largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of Rwanda-backed rebels. Amid chaos and looting, Bukavu ...
Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says
UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by ...
Mongabay23h
The key factors fueling conflict in eastern DRC
The past three years have been turbulent for the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, a region that has experienced ...
thenewhumanitarian1d
Aid efforts hamstrung in Goma as the M23 tightens control
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
From Congo to CT, a crisis —and hope
The United Nations estimates that among the DRC’s population of 118 million, nearly one in five —21.2 million individuals— ...
PassBlue1d
US Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Women Hard in the War Zones of Eastern Congo and Sudan
The Emergency Response Room operating in Khartoum State, home of Sudan’s capital, runs a Women’s Response Room in Juref West and receives 70 percent of its funding from USAID. It offers relocation ...
Human Rights Watch2d
DR Congo: M23 Drives Displaced People From Goma Camps
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group has unlawfully ordered tens of thousands of displaced people to leave the camps around Goma ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Citrus County Chronicle Online4d
Fleeing Goma, holding on to faith; a missionary's thoughts on war, loss, and trust in God
On Jan. 29, after an all-out urban warfare battle that killed and injured thousands of people, mostly civilians, Goma, a ...
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M23 rebels battling Congo's army close in on Goma as panic spreads among city's 2 million people
Mariam Nasibu stands by her 10-year-old daughter Deborah, who was wounded in the fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed forces, in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Thursday ...