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Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...

After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have taken control of most of Goma – a major city of ...

The capture of Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, last week by the M23 rebel group follows a three-year insurgency heavily supported by neighbouring Rwanda despite its ...

The United Nations Human Rights Council should create an independent mandate to investigate abuses by all parties to the ...

The conflict in eastern DR Congo dates back to the 1990s but has rapidly escalated in recent weeks. M23, which is made up of ethnic Tutsis, say they are fighting for minority rights, while DR ...

Hundreds of Congolese women were raped and burnt alive after Rwandan-backed militants raided a prison. The female inmates ...

With over 105 million people, the DR Congo is a mosaic of 250 ethnic groups and 700 languages, a testament to its rich cultural diversity. However, in the eastern provinces of North and South Kivu, ...

A rebel group that claimed to have captured the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo last week has called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire, after fighting with the Congolese ...

The M23 captured Goma, a city of nearly two million people, last week after a lightning advance in DR Congo's eastern region. At least 700 people in the city were killed and close to 3,000 injured ...