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Congo, Rwanda and M23 rebellion

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UN rights body holds urgent session on violence in eastern Congo as Rwanda-backed rebels advance

The U.N.'s top human rights body was holding an urgent session on Friday on spiralling violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels recently captured a key city and some 3,000 people have been killed and nearly as many injured since late January.

The Washington Post · 8d

Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo say they plan to take their fight to the capital

Rwanda-backed rebels who have captured eastern Congo’s largest city say they plan to take their rebellion to the capital and seek to gain political power

The Associated Press on MSN · 11d

Fear and gunshots after Rwanda-backed rebels claim takeover of eastern Congo’s largest city

Residents in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma are fleeing after Rwanda-backed rebels claimed to have captured the regional hub from Congolese forces.

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Bloomberg L.P. · 1d

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.

UN warns worst may be coming in east Congo conflict

February 7, 2025. The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Tur

DPA International on MSN · 4h

UN human rights head warns of further escalation in eastern Congo

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,

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 ...

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Exclusive: U.S. warns of sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials over conflict, says diplomatic note

The United States has warned of possible sanctions against Rwandan and Congolese officials ahead of a summit meant to address ...

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Why Are Congo and Rwanda on the Brink of War?

A Rwanda-backed militia seized the pivotal Congolese city of Goma this week, threatening a new humanitarian crisis after ...

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South Africa and Rwanda go head-to-head over DR Congo war

As the rebels gained the upper hand in the battlefield by capturing most of Goma - the biggest city in the east - South ...

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Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels asserted their control over east Congo's largest city Goma on Thursday by calling on residents to ...

NGOs ask EU to cancel mineral pact with Rwanda over Congo war

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took the Congolese trading hub of Goma last week, leaving thousands dead and wounded and raising ...

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The Rwandan Genocide Echoes in DR Congo Strife

Thirty years after the violence, a related border conflict escalates, with control of mineral wealth at stake.

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‘Treasure’ of Congo, which has sparked bloody conflicts, metal behind reason for war is…, it is used for…

Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) announced late on Monday that they will pause their ...

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