Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...
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DRC: Treating the injured as the conflict expands
Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, ...
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Frightened residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels appeared to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo, frightened residents said Tuesday, as international pressure rose over the M23's expansion ...
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Rebel-held ports in eastern DR Congo re-open as aid needs grow
Boat traffic resumes on Lake Kivu as M23 rebels take key cities in eastern Congo, allowing some aid access amid fears of a growing humanitarian crisis.
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach, sources say
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
As Congo army retreats from Bukavu, children pick up guns and get killed
By Sonia Rolley and Emma Farge (Reuters) -Rwanda-backed M23 insurgents shot dead three boys who had picked up guns left by ...
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DR Congo gov’t confirms M23’s entry into Bukavu
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) condemned on Sunday the entry of the March 23 Movement (M23) ...
Burundi troops withdraw in eastern Congo as M23 rebels expand reach
Burundi is withdrawing its forces from eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where they had been fighting against M23 rebels, ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels reach the center of east Congo’s 2nd major city in an unprecedented expansion
Rwanda-backed rebels have reached the center of east Congo’s second-largest city, Bukavu, and taken control of the South Kivu ...
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As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
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Rwanda-Backed Rebels' Seizure of Congo Cities Sparks International Outcry
The UN's human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed M23 rebels of killing children and attacking hospitals in eastern Congo.