Civilian death toll exceeds 80 after east Congo militia attack, says UN mission
More than 80 civilians were killed in a late night attack by the armed group CODECO on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo earlier this week, UN peacekeeping mission MONUSCO ...
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UN Refugee Agency Alarmed by Congo Crisis, Destroyed Shelters
The UN's refugee agency raised alarm at the "rapidly deteriorating" crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo's Crisis - Time for Dialogue, Not War
The DR Congo's ongoing crisis, fueled by the M23's advances and regional rivalries, demands urgent action to prevent further escalation ...
Blue Helmets in eastern Congo: Unloved, but still needed
The UN mission in eastern Congo was initially meant to be quickly concluded at the request of Kinshasa. The MONUSCO ...
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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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Rwanda-backed rebels have seized another town in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels gained ground in eastern ... and movements of the U.N. peacekeeping force known as ...
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What's the fighting in DR Congo all about?
Rwanda has consistently denied allegations of exploiting DR Congo's minerals. A UN peacekeeping mission has been in place since 1999. The current force – known as Monusco – is made up of more ...
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Human Rights Council Convenes Special Session on Escalating Crisis in DR Congo
Bintou Keita, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Chief of MONUSCO, described the conflict’s 30-year history ...
UN bloat fleeces taxpayers and fuels war from Israel to Congo
It is time to disband not only UNRWA but also MONUSCO, whose combined $2.5 billion annual budget could be better spent almost ...