Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. “For God’s sake, what do you really ...
M23 rebels to meet with Congolese government for peace talks on 18 March
In January, the Rwanda-backed group captured key areas of Congo’s mineral-rich east, escalating tensions. View on euronews ...
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Congo and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator Angola says
Angola has acted as a mediator in the conflict in eastern Congo, which escalated in late January when the Rwanda-backed rebels advanced and took control of the strategic eastern Congo city of Goma. In ...
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Congo government and M23 rebel group will hold peace talks on Tuesday, mediator says
DAKAR, Senegal — Congo’s government and the M23 rebel group will participate in peace talks on March 18, Angola said ...
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‘Giving People Hope’: US-Based Congolese Christians Pray For DRC
March 8 holds painful memories for Ezekiel Batsi Batende, pastor of Swahili Baptist Church at Woodmont. On that day in 2008, he and his family fled their home in the Democratic Republic of Congo as ...
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Rebels’ trio returns to All-River Valley North squad
There is no substitute for experience and the Northeast girls basketball team had a lot of it on the floor this winter.