Rwanda-backed rebels flout ceasefire by rampaging through Congo as death toll nears 3,000 including scores of female prisoners who were raped and burned alive with their ...
A Congo military court accused Corneille Nangaa of war crimes and treason, following his group's seizure of Nyabibwe, a crucial mining town in South Kivu province.
Hundreds of women raped & burned alive after rebel army storms female prison & sets facility on fire in Congo uprising
HUNDREDS of women were raped and then burnt alive after Rwandan-backed rebels stormed a female prison in Congo. The sickening atrocity happened in the city of Goma when freed male prisoners turned
Hundreds of Women Raped, Burned to Death After Prison in Congo Set on Fire: UN Official
The Rwanda-backed group known as M23 is believed to have been responsible for the incident following its takeover of the city of Goma
Death toll in Congo uprising nears 3,000 including scores of female inmates who were raped and burned alive with their children when women's jail was stormed: Corpses pile up ...
Hundreds of women were sexually assaulted before being butchered during a mass jail break from the Munzenze jail last week, as M23 fighters clashed with the Congolese army during deadly gun battles.
Hundreds of women raped and burnt alive when militants stormed DR Congo prison
Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates were attacked in their wing inside Goma’s Munzenze prison during a mass jailbreak,
Hundreds of women raped, burnt alive in Congo jailbreak amid rebel conflict
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels last week captured regional capital Goma in an anarchic and mineral-rich part of Democratic Republic of Congo.
Almost 3,000 people killed in Democratic Republic of the Congo fighting
Bodies are decomposing on the streets of Goma that have not yet been collected, with hundreds of thousands displaced in the ...
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What’s happening in the Democratic Republic of the Congo?
The United Nations has warned the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is on the brink of a regional war, amid escalating ...
UN warns rebel M23 offensive in Congo could spiral into a regional war
Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo's military and Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has intensified in recent days ...
Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in Democratic Republic of Congo are seeking to advance south towards Bukavu, the capital of South ...
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UN Rights Council Should Address Impunity in DR Congo
The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the current conflict at the emergency session on the crisis in eastern Democratic ...
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Hundreds of Women Raped and Burned to Death in Congo Jailbreak
According to the United Nations, hundreds of women were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in Goma, DR Congo.
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Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC): UN call to reopen Goma airport ‘lifeline’, as crisis deepens
Rebels have seized control of large areas of Goma, setting up checkpoints and severely restricting humanitarian access, ...
Rwanda-backed rebels seize another town in eastern Congo
The M23 rebels took control of a town 100 kilometres (60 miles) from the provincial capital of Bukavu despite a ceasefire.
‘Days of Mass Burials Ahead’ as Congo Mourns Its Dead in Goma
Nearly 3,000 people were killed over the last week as rebels captured a key city in one of the deadliest battles in the ...