Canadian troops moved out of eastern Congo city amid escalating violence
Canadian soldiers have been temporarily relocated from a major city in eastern Congo amid an escalating conflict that the United Nations and locals say has displaced more than 110,000 people in recent ...
What’s fuelling the surge of violence in Democratic Republic of Congo?
The latest fighting is part of a major escalation of a conflict over power, identity and resources dating back to the 1990s Rwandan genocide.
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M23 commander who took part in seizure of Goma links FDLR to MONUSCO
Our tour of Goma airport earlier this week took much longer than I had anticipated. There was simply too much to see, too much dangerous stuff on the tarmac and other sections to navigate, and too ...
Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter, UN agency says
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Asharq Alawsat (English) on MSN23h
UN Refugee Agency Alarmed by Congo Crisis, Destroyed Shelters
Asharq Al Awsat The UN's refugee agency raised alarm at the "rapidly deteriorating" crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo on Friday as fighting destroyed scores of shelters for displaced ...
UN refugee agency says Congo fighting leaves 350,000 with no shelter
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
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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US Foreign Aid Cuts Hit Women Hard in the War Zones of Eastern Congo and Sudan
The Emergency Response Room operating in Khartoum State, home of Sudan’s capital, runs a Women’s Response Room in Juref West and receives 70 percent of its funding from USAID. It offers relocation ...
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Can Africa jumpstart the DRC peace process?
The conflict in eastern Democratic Republic Congo (DRC) is dominating international headlines as the UN Human Rights Council prepares to discuss the situation at the end of the week. Dreadful details ...
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 ...
At least 55 civilians killed by militia fighters in northeastern Congo
Authorities say militia fighters in northeastern Congo have killed at least 55 civilians in an attack on a cluster of ...
Militia kills more than 35 civilians in east Congo, village chief says
Armed militants killed more than 35 civilians during an attack on a cluster of villages in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province on Monday night, a village chief said on Tuesday. The ...