DR Congo conflict advances

DR Congo conflict advances as UN warns of regional escalation
The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group was threatening another key town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday, as the United Nations top rights body said it would launch an investigation into alleged violations and abuses during the deadly clashes gripping the African nation.
3,000 killed in DR Congo conflict in two weeks, says UN
The UN reports a tragic toll of 3,000 dead and 2,880 injured in DR Congo’s conflict, highlighting increased sexual violence and the forced displacement of civilians.
UN warns against regional spread of DR Congo conflict
Worst may be yet to come’ says UN human rights chief as DRC and Rwanda deny responsibility and blame one another.
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.
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
Worst may be coming in east Congo conflict, says UN rights head
The worst could be yet to come in east Congo's escalating crisis, U.N. human rights chief Volker Turk said on Friday, warning that abuses including rape and sexual slavery may increase.
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,
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UN concerned about situation in DR Congo and reports thousands of deaths: what is happening
The head of the UN Human Rights Office, Volker Türk, said that the worst could be ahead in the escalation of the crisis in ...
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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 ...
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 ...
Malawi president orders troops to withdraw from DR Congo
Malawi's President Lazarus Chakwera has ordered the military to begin preparing to withdraw from their peacekeeping mission ...
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Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of dormancy, seizing large parts of North Kivu province before finally grabbing Goma, ...
DR Congo prison break horror saw 168 women raped and buildings set on fire to kill children
Horrific scenes saw over 160 women raped and children dead in fires after the prison break at Munzenze near Goma last Monday ...
DR Congo court issues arrest warrant for rebel leader Corneille Nangaa
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant for the leader of the Congo River Alliance, which includes the M23, for war crimes and treason.
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Guterres says eastern DR Congo crisis needs mediation, not military intervention
Ahead of tomorrow’s summit on the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) in Dar es Salaam, United Nations (UN) ...