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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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Thousands of escaped prisoners and looting in Bukavu, DRC, after M23 takeover
Local authorities and civil society leaders confirmed 2,500 prisoners escaped and there was widespread looting after M23 took ...
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Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
Fighting in Goma between the rebels and DRC’s military left more than 3,000 people dead, according to the government. Rebel spokesman Tesongo told CNN that the claimed capture of Goma and Bukavu ...
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control since the latest ...
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UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk on Tuesday accused Rwanda-backed rebels, who seized a second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, of killing children and attacking ...
Congo slams UN Security Council for ‘inaction’ amid M23 seizure of Bukavu
Congolese United Nations ambassador Zenon Mukongo Ngay submitted the letter to the Security Council denouncing its inability ...
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Hard Numbers: Rebels advance in DRC, Yuge trade corridor, Tragic flooding strikes US, UN seeks billions for Sudan, Taliban visits Japan, Plane crashes in Toronto
M23 rebels are meeting little resistance in their advance on Bukavu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, further ...