DR Congo conflict advances

UN Rights Council Should Address Impunity in DR Congo
The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the current conflict at the emergency session on the crisis in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo called for February 7,
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 chief appeals for peace in eastern DR Congo
The U.N. secretary-general appealed Thursday for peace in the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a recent escalation of fighting between rebels and the national army has killed at least 2,900 people and displaced tens of thousands.
Why Have UN Peacekeepers Been In DR Congo For 65 Years?
DRC gained independence in 1960 and since then the UN has played a crucial role in the country, notably through the deployment of three peacekeeping missions. The UN intervened for the first time in DRC just a few weeks after the country gained independence on 30 June 1960, following 75 years of Belgian colonial domination.
DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group were threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as the United Nations warned the risk of violence spreading regionally had "never been higher".
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.
Congo’s stylish sapeur movement goes beyond fashion – 5 deeper insights
For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.
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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What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have taken control of most of Goma – a major city of ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: Get Up to Speed On the Rwanda-M23 Offensive in DR Congo
The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a three-year insurgency heavily supported by neighbouring Rwanda despite its ...
UN says more than 700 killed in just five days of fighting in DR Congo
More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the ...
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DR Congo rebels vow to march all the way to capital
What's the fighting in DR Congo all about? South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war The evidence that shows Rwanda is backing rebels in DR Congo "We will continue the ...
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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 ...
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Congo's Stylish Sapeur Movement Goes Beyond Fashion - 5 Deeper Insights [analysis]
In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured a major city in eastern Congo have sought to reassure its residents about their safety ...