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Fighting ongoing across DRC's Goma, Rwanda troops in city, says UN

Fighting across the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo and "is still very much ongoing ... it's not over yet," senior U.N. official in Congo, Bruno Lemarquis, said on Monday after Rwandan-backed M23 rebels claimed to have control of Goma.

CNN on MSN · 2d

Rwanda’s president says he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in DRC

Rwandan President Paul Kagame has told CNN he doesn’t know if his country’s troops are in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where fighting between the M23 armed group and Congolese soldiers has killed more than 700 people and injured thousands in recent days.

Business Insider Africa on MSN · 2d

President Kagame denies knowledge of Rwandan troops in DRC as violence escalates

The Congolese government, alongside U.N. officials and Western powers, including the United States, has accused neighbouring Rwanda of exacerbating the conflict by deploying thousands of troops and heavy weaponry in support of M23.

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Hindustan Times on MSN · 14h

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.

BBC · 7h

More than 100 women raped and burned alive in DR Congo jailbreak, UN says

Footage from the jailbreak shows people fleeing from the building as black smoke rises into the air More than 100 female prisoners were raped and then burned alive during a jailbreak in the Congolese city of Goma,

AOL · 11h

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,

Rwanda, M23 rebellion and Congo

Hosted on MSN · 5h

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.

Reuters · 8d

US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels in eastern Congo

The United States urged the United Nations Security Council on Tuesday to consider measures to halt an offensive by Rwandan troops and M23 rebel forces in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as a conflict there escalates.

The Associated Press - Busines… · 5d

Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes

Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region's major city, the U.N. said Friday, also expressing concerns over executions it learned were carried out by the rebels following a major escalation of their yearslong rebellion.

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UN says the death toll in fighting in the eastern Congo city of Goma is at least 900

The U.N. health agency says that fighting last week between Congolese government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels in the major ...

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UN chief calls for Rwanda to stop advance on key DR Congo city

United Nations chief Antonio Guterres on Sunday urged Rwanda to withdraw its forces from the eastern Democratic Republic of ...

France to Propose UN Resolution to 'Increase Pressure on Rwanda' Over DRC Conflict

UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - France will propose a draft resolution to the U.N. Security Council on Friday that aims to ...

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Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels

Congo, the UN and others accuse neighbouring Rwanda of fuelling the conflict with its own troops and weapons. Rwanda denies this, but Congo's army said on Saturday that Rwandan snipers were ...

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Rwanda-backed rebels take more towns as they expand control after seizing east Congo’s largest city

Congolese forces were losing control of the city of Goma on Wednesday after rebel groups backed by Rwanda took over the ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo

Goma remains “under occupation” by Congo’s M23 rebels and the ceasefire they announced has been broken as their forces engage ...

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