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Clashes hit rebel-controlled Goma, largest city in east Congo
Clashes between pro-government forces and Rwanda-backed rebels reached Goma in east Congo, residents told Reuters on Saturday, as each side blamed the other for the worst violence in the area's ...
Thousands of children have been raped and sexually abused in eastern Congo, UNICEF says
Thousands of children have been subjected to rape and sexual violence in the conflict-battered eastern Congo over the course ...
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‘Child was raped every half an hour’ in two months in eastern DR Congo: UN
Up to 45% of 10,000 sexual violence cases in DRC’s conflict zone in January and February involved minors, says UNICEF.
Climate change fund: $319mn available for Loss and Damage
The fund was fully operationalised at UN climate meet in Baku last year. It is meant to assist developing countries in ...
Flooding in DRC kills dozens as country faces off with rebel militia
Congolese security forces and M23 rebels have failed to secure a ceasefire after fighting escalated earlier this year.
DR Congo repatriates three Americans who faced death penalty over failed coup attempt
Three Americans have been transferred to the United States after their death sentences over a foiled deadly coup were ...
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American DRC coup plotters are on their way back to U.S.
The three young men, who were sentenced to death for their part in an attempted coup in the Democratic Republic of Congo last ...
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Which countries are International Criminal Court members?
The court, established to prosecute serious crimes under the Rome Statute, has 125 member states as of April 2025.
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In DR Congo's Rubaya, coltan is both boon and bane
"I work here every day to support my family," said Prospere Mihigo, a young miner, in plain words that somehow mask the grueling reality of life in this turbulent region.Rubaya, one of the world's ...