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Congo’s foreign minister describes unstable conditions as rebels seize territory
Parts of the Democratic Republic of the Congo are under siege by a Rwanda-backed rebel group. The violence has killed UN peacekeepers, overwhelmed hospitals, displaced hundreds of thousands and ...
Zawya6d
Democratic Republic of Congo - A million displaced, one story at a time: Protecting women and girls in the heart of conflict
Every moment counts for women and their unborn children—all dependent on timely access to healthcare. The urgency and action The conflict between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo ...
AOL3d
Inside the DR Congo city seized by M23 rebels
Gunfire rang out across Goma as rebel group M23 marched into the Democratic Republic of Congo ... with you’ and ‘don’t want you to shoot us’.” Balibuno is most concerned for women ...
KSTP-TV6d
Rwanda-backed rebels try to expand control after capturing east Congo’s largest city
GOMA, Congo (AP ... the belongings of the men, women and children crossing the border in waves, with suitcases and children in tow. The displaced people, looking exhausted but relieved ...
Newsday6d
Protesters attack embassies in Congo's capital as security forces try to slow rebels in the east
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday ... a Congolese teacher among hundreds now sheltering in the Rwandan town of Gisenyi. “You can see the level of frustration.
BBC8d
As it happened: Missiles fly over homes and bodies in streets in DR Congo city
Four more South African peacekeepers have been killed after mortars hit their base at Goma airport You can ... Republic Congo representative Adelheid Marschang has said. "Pregnant women are ...
The Hindu5d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
Congolese security forces on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city ...
Newsday7d
Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they've captured the key city of Goma
whether women, men or minors, everyone came out,” said Mwamisyo Ndungo, one of the escapees who estimated that more than 2,000 fled the facility. Democratic Republic of the Congo's State ...
Daily Monitor7d
Rwandan-backed rebels enter Congo's Goma in major escalation
including newborns and pregnant women, Lemarquis said. The U.N. Security Council will meet again on Tuesday to discuss the crisis after a first meeting on Sunday, diplomats said. Congo's foreign ...
CBC.ca8d
'Maman Tawembi': Newcomer, advocate dies after being found outside in the cold
Tawembi, 69, was an accomplished humanitarian worker from Congo ... you see the deterioration for a period of time ... [it is] very sad." Hakizimana described his mother-in-law as an intelligent ...
The Boston Globe5d
Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city
“It’s like you are fighting without command,” said Jean Marie Ndahambaza, one of the surrendering soldiers. Armed groups have long vied for control of eastern Congo, which is rich in ...