Unicef Says Armed Men Raped Scores of Children in Eastern Congo Rampage
U.N. children’s agency warns the toll may be significantly higher, as M23 rebels continue their advance.
Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say
Residents and business owners in eastern Congo’s second largest city are sitting in wait after a night of loud gunfire ...
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo 's key city of Goma sought to reassure its residents ...
Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
The U.N. children’s fund on Thursday accused armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping ...
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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 ...
Rwandan-backed rebels appeared to violate a ... suggested at least 141 jailed women were murdered, along with 28 young children who had been in detention with their mothers. ' ...
UNICEF says armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children
The U.N. children's fund says armed men in eastern Congo raped hundreds of children and recruited child soldiers at unprecedented levels as the conflict in the mineral- rich region intensified in rece ...
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DR Congo, Rwanda leaders to join summit on crisis in war-torn east
especially with navigation on Lake Kivu bordering Rwanda restricted. "We hope that navigation on the lake will resume so that we can find the means to feed our children," he said. "We see many sol ...
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Refugee welfare: Eight things Rwanda has done to improve their lives
Through the years, Rwanda has undertaken various efforts towards improving the welfare of refugees, particularly those from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Burundi. As of September last ...
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Rwanda-backed rebels attempt to expand control after capturing more towns in eastern Congo
Rebels backed by Rwanda captured more towns in eastern Congo as fighters moved beyond the key city of Goma in an apparent attempt to expand their control in the conflict-battered region.