Potential War Crimes Rampant in Eastern Congo, Rights Groups Say
Militias in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo have committed massacres, ethnically targeted killings and gang rapes, two human rights group…
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M23-DR Congo peace talks in Doha stalled: What next? | Armed Groups News
The rebel group M23 and the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have failed to sign a…
ISIL-backed rebels killed at least 52 people in eastern DR Congo, UN says | Armed Groups News
MONUSCO condemns the attacks by the ADF ‘in the strongest possible terms’, the mission’s spokesperson says. Rebels backed by ISIL…
US sanctions DR Congo armed group over illicit mining, ceasefire tested | Armed Groups News
The US is sanctioning the Pareco-FF armed group, as well as the Congolese mining company CDMC. The United States has…
M23 rebels killed 319 civilians in east DR Congo in July, UN says | News
UN rights chief Volker Turk says the violence resulted in ‘one of the largest documented death tolls’ despite a truce.…
DR Congo and Rwanda hold first talks since signing of peace deal | Conflict News
The African Union, Qatar and the United States joined the oversight committee meeting in Washington. The Democratic Republic of the…
Is ISIL a growing threat in the DR Congo and East Africa? | Armed Groups News
In the early hours of Sunday, July 27, armed fighters attacked a Catholic church in the Komanda region of the…
ISIL claims responsibility for deadly church attack in eastern DR Congo | ISIL/ISIS News
A UN mission says 43 worshippers were killed in the attack at a night mass in a church. The armed…
At least 38 killed in church attack in eastern DR Congo | News
The assault in Komanda city is believed to have been carried out by ADF rebels, wielding guns and machetes. At…
Congo, Rwanda-Backed Rebels Agree to Principles to End Fighting
Democratic Republic of Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebel movement signed a declaration of principles aimed at ending nearly four…