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Congo, M23 rebellion and Bukavu

Rwanda-backed rebels advance into eastern Congo's second major city of Bukavu, residents say

Families remained indoors and shops remained closed as M23 fighters entered the outskirts of Bukavu — a city of about 1.3 million people that lies 63 miles (101 kilometers) south of Goma, the region's largest city taken by the rebels last month.

Bloomberg · 7h

Rwanda-Backed Rebels Capture Second Major City in Eastern Congo

Rwanda-backed rebels captured a second major strategic city in the Democratic Republic of Congo, expanding their dominance over the country’s mineral-rich east amid the widening conflict.

The Gazette · 5h

Looting in eastern Congo's Bukavu as M23 rebels reach suburbs

(Reuters) -Chaotic scenes unfolded in the eastern Congo city of Bukavu on Saturday after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reached its outskirts, while a threat by Uganda's army chief to attack a

Congo, UNICEF and Sexual Violence

The New York Times · 19h

Sexual Violence Against Children Soars in Congo, U.N. Group Says

UNICEF accused “armed men” of raping scores of children in the Democratic Republic of Congo, which has been ravaged by conflict recently.

Daily Journal · 1d

Sexual violence against children soars in DR Congo: UNICEF

Rape and other violence against children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has soared to unprecedented levels, the head of the United Nations children's agency warned Thursday.

Euronews on MSN · 1d

Scores of children raped by armed fighters in eastern DR Congo, UNICEF says

Unprecedented sexual violence against children has been reported in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as the Rwanda-backed M23 ramps up its offensive. View on euronews

Rwanda, NBA and Congo

CBSSports.com · 20h

Congo reportedly asks NBA to cut ties with Rwanda, which is central to the Basketball Africa League

The Democratic Republic of the Congo has asked the NBA, along with Formula 1 and numerous major European soccer clubs, including Arsenal, Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain, to stop doing business with Rwanda as the conflict between the two countries deepens.

The Financial Times · 20h

DR Congo urges sport to cut ties with Rwanda

The Democratic Republic of Congo is targeting Rwanda’s international sporting ties in a bid to raise diplomatic pressure over its neighbour’s support for rebels in the east of the huge central African country.

Reuters on MSN · 17h

Basketball-DR Congo calls on NBA to drop sponsorship deals with Rwanda

The Democratic Republic of Congo has asked the NBA to end the sponsorship deals of its Basketball Africa League with Rwandan entities, citing the occupation of Rwandan troops in country's eastern region,

StringersHub on MSN7m

Democratic Republic of the Congo: Explosion Shakes Bukavu

Bukavu, Democratic Republic of the Congo - A massive explosion has rocked Bukavu, a city in the Democratic Republic of Congo ...

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Armed fighters have raped scores of children in eastern Congo, UNICEF says

The U.N. children’s fund is accusing armed men, likely on both sides of the conflict in eastern Congo, of raping scores of ...

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The fight for cobalt in the Democratic Republic of Congo

Siddharth Kara, Cobalt Red author, joins 'Power Lunch' to discuss the war in the Democratic Republic of Congo for key ...

21h

Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...

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Forced to flee Congo, USAID workers lost everything. They’re suing Trump.

USAID workers based in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo, tell a harrowing story of how Trump’s attack on the agency complicated an escape.

Council on Foreign Relations7d

War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know

The Democratic Republic of Congo has been mired in conflict for years. As fresh fighting surges in the east, the roots of ...

Monitor1h

CDF Muhoozi threatens to attack eastern Congo town of Bunia

GenKainerugaba, who has a history of posting provocative comments on foreign policy, said he had the authority of President ...

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110,000 people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return

The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...

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