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80 days ago

UN accuses Rwanda-backed rebels of killing children in DR Congo

found 2025 › Feb › 18 (Tue) @ 17:01 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

The accusation comes after M23 seized more territory in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

81 days ago

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels capture eastern DRC’s second-largest city

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 13:34 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Congolese authorities accused of abandoning Bukavu after government confirms fall to militia group

M23 rebels have captured and occupied Bukavu, the second-largest city in the eastern Democratic Repub…

82 days ago

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reach centre of Bukavu in DR Congo

found 2025 › Feb › 17 (Mon) @ 07:50 UTC

a story from Al Jazeera › Al Jazeera English

M23 rebels have advanced into the centre of Bukavu, South Kivu’s capital, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Fears of fresh massacres as Rwanda-backed rebels accused of raping hundreds of children and female prisoners advance in Congo

found 2025 › Feb › 16 (Sun) @ 10:30 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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Fears of new massacres in Congo's second largest city have arisen after Rwandan-backed rebels entered its outskirts following reports of mass sexual violence against women and children.

83 days ago

Arsenal accused of snub to DRC minister over ‘bloodstained’ Visit Rwanda deal

found 2025 › Feb › 15 (Sat) @ 17:44 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Exclusive: Foreign minister says she sought meeting with the north London Premier League club to discuss sponsorship by country accused of aiding armed rebels

Arsenal Football Club has been accused o…

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels enter Bukavu in eastern DRC

found 2025 › Feb › 15 (Sat) @ 09:30 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Rebels make rapid advance into capital of South Kivu province, less than a month after taking Goma

Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu province in t…

84 days ago

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize key DRC airport in rapid southern advance

found 2025 › Feb › 14 (Fri) @ 17:08 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Humanitarian fears mount as airport is last obstacle before city of Bukavu and its population of about 1m people

Rebels from the Rwandan-backed M23 group have seized the strategically important airpor…

Scores of children raped by armed fighters in eastern DR Congo, UNICEF says

found 2025 › Feb › 14 (Fri) @ 17:08 UTC

a story from Euronews › Euronews

Unprecedented sexual violence against children has been reported in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Rwanda-backed M23 ramps up its offensive.

85 days ago

Hundreds of children are raped as 'sexual violence surpassing anything seen in recent years' spreads through Congo - after female inmates were raped and murdered during prison break

found 2025 › Feb › 13 (Thu) @ 15:32 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

The UN children's fund has also warned that child soldiers are being recruited at unprecedented levels as the conflict in eastern Congo intensified in recent weeks.

87 days ago

Dirty water and endless wars: why cholera outbreaks are on the rise again

found 2025 › Feb › 11 (Tue) @ 09:29 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

The number of cases globally has surged since 2021, as war and the climate crisis pile pressure on vaccine supplies

Cholera, the scourge of the Victorian era, is staging a comeback fuelled by conflict…

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