DAKAR, Senegal — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Human rights organisation Amnesty International has accused the Rwandan-backed M23 rebels of killing, torturing and forcibly ...

Killings, Sexual Violence, and Abductions by the M23 and Rwandan Forces in Uvira, Democratic Republic of Congo,” documents ...

Amnesty International has issued a damning report accusing the M23 rebel group of grave human rights abuses, including torture, killings, and enforced disappearances in eastern Congo’s rebel-held ...

Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Congolese Red Cross members bury in a mass grave the body bags containing the remains of victims killed in the recent clashes ...

Analysts fear violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo could escalate, reminiscent of Second Congo War (1998-2003), ...

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GOMA, Congo — Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda's army and the M23 rebel group it backs of murdering dozens, kidnapping thousands more and committing rape, torture and looting in the war-torn ...

Over 7,000 dead. Hundreds raped. Displaced people’s camps flattened. City centers looted. Prisons set ablaze. Businesses bankrupted. Nearly 5 million people on the move. The latest conflict in the ...

Felix Tshisekedi of Congo had long said his country would not negotiate with the Rwanda-backed militia, making the joint agreement a rare bright spot in the conflict. By Ruth Maclean The Democratic ...

Members of the Congolese Red Cross unload the bodies of the victims of the recent clashes to bury them in a cemetery in Goma on February 3, 2025. [AFP] Rwandan-backed armed group M23 announced a ...