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Looting in eastern Congo's Bukavu

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Looting in eastern Congo's Bukavu as M23 rebels reach suburbs

(Reuters) -Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while a threat by Uganda's army chief to attack a Congolese town raised fears of the conflict flaring into a wider regional war.

The Associated Press on MSN · 2h

Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo’s second major city of Bukavu, residents say

Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire marking the ongoing advance of Rwanda-backed rebels.

The Straits Times · 3h

Rwanda-backed rebels take airport, bear down on eastern Congo city

Kavumu and its surroundings, including the airport, are now under control” of the M23, the group said. Read more at straitstimes.com.

UN, Congo and dialogue between warring parties

UN chief says 'dialogue must begin' between warring parties in eastern Congo

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged dialogue between warring parties in eastern Congo on Saturday at an African Union summit, hours after Rwanda-backed M23 entered the northern suburbs of the provincial capital Bukavu.

Daily Journal · 2h

UN chief warns against regional war over DR Congo at Africa summit

UN chief Antonio Guterres on Saturday demanded that the Democratic Republic of Congo's "territorial integrity" be respected and a regional war avoided, at an African summit the day after Rwandan-backe

Daily Post Nigeria on MSN · 2h

Congo: UN seeks dialogue between warring parties

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, on Saturday called for dialogue between warring parties in eastern Congo, just hours after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels entered the northern suburbs of the provincial capital,

Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo

The Associated Press on MSN · 1d

Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of children over the past weeks as rebels expand their footprint and push government forces out.

The Wall Street Journal on MSN · 1d

Unicef Says Armed Men Raped Scores of Children in Eastern Congo Rampage

U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.

Daily Journal · 1d

Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo: UNICEF

Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented levels, the head of the United Nations children's agency warned Thursday.

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Uganda military chief threatens to attack eastern Congo town of Bunia

The chief of Uganda's defence forces, General Muhoozi Kainerugaba, said in a post on X on Saturday that he would attack the ...

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Fighting in Eastern Congo Reignites

After bearing witness to waves of fighting throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, the eastern Congo city of Bukavu may once ...

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Thousands of displaced people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return

Associated Press (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels controlling cities in eastern Congo have forcibly closed settlement camps, ...

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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 ...

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Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict

Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution ...

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DR Congo calls on NBA to drop sponsorship deals with Rwanda

The Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the NBA to end the sponsorship deals of its Basketball Africa League with Rwandan ...

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