Five Civilians Killed in Eastern Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict

Five Civilians Killed in Eastern Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict

At least five civilians, including three women and a girl, were killed in a bombardment in eastern Congo's North Kivu province on Wednesday reports Reuters. An army spokesperson accused the M23 rebel group of the attack. This incident highlights the escalating civilian toll from the over two-year conflict between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, which has displaced at least 1.5 million people, according to U.N. data.

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Violence displaces 5.7 million in the DRC

Clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have now uprooted 5.7 million people across north Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri province. In an alert, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR said that the violence has reached a devastating new level. UNHCR and partners have provided emergency shelters as part of the humanitarian response, said UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh. The United Nations Refugee Agency has meanwhile sounded the alarm on the […]

March 27, 2024 32

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Fighting intensifies in eastern DRC

The United Nations says two rockets landed close to a base of UN peacekeepers during clashes between the M23 rebels and government forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. No casualties were reported among the peacekeepers.

February 27, 2024 30

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UN Security Council worried over rising violence in the Congo

The United Nations Security Council is concerned about the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Clashes have intensified recently between the M23 rebels and the country’s army. The M23 is one of dozens of armed groups that have long plagued the country’s mineral-rich east, battling for control of land there. Guyana ambassador, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett.

February 13, 2024 30

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DRC leader rejects talks with M23 rebels

The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo has rejected calls to hold talks with the M23 rebels who are in control of several territories in the east of the DRC. Meanwhile, fighting between the Congolese army and the rebels has intensified. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa.

February 1, 2024 54

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UN flags continued fighting in the DRC

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs has expressed concern over the ongoing conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. Recent clashes between government forces and the M23 rebels left 20 civilians dead. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa.

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