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Mass Rapes Escalate in Fizi, South Kivu in Eastern DRC
More than 200 women, men and children have been treated for rape by the Médecins sans Frontières (MSF) since January 2011 in the Fizi region, South Kivu. While large-scale attacks on civilians, in which rape is used as a weapon of war, are a permanent...
Oxfam Warns Over Increasing Violence in War-torn Eastern DR. Congo
According to new research by aid agency Oxfam civilians in eastern DR Congo are facing an increased risk of rape and forced labor as a result of internationally backed military operations against rebel groups.
Rwandan Leader Names Interahamwe Militia As Reserve Force Commander
Barely a week after the Reserve Force Commander Lieutenant General Charles Muhire was suspended and arrested, Rwandan president Paul Kagame has named an ex-senior Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) officer who surrendered in 2003, as...
United States Government Calls for Further Joint Military Actions Against Rwandan Interahamwe Militias
The United States Government has called for further joint military action against Rwandan Interahamwe militias accused of the 1994 genocide now holed up in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). According to the government statement availed to APA, the...
Rwandan Genocide Suspect Transferred to ICTR From DRC
A suspected Rwandan genocide perpetrator, Gregoire Ndahimana, who was arrested on August 11 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has been transferred to the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) in Arusha, Tanzania, sources close to the...
Burundi Defense Minister Claims Rwandan Rebels have Entered Burundi
Rebels from the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR), composed of ex-members of Rwandan Armed Forces who fled Rwanda to the Democratic Republic of Congo after their involvement in the genocide of 1994, have entered Burundi, the Burundian...
DRC Armed Forces have Retaken About 15 Congolese Localities Occupied By the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
The Democratic Republic of Congo Armed Forced (FARDC) have retaken around 15 Congolese localities occupied by the Democratic Forces for the liberation of Rwanda (DFLR) following a two-week manhunt operation launched against rebels in South Kivu province,...
Rwanda Urges U.N. to Impose Sanctions Against Supporters of the Interahamwe Militia
The Rwandan Government has urged the United Nations Security Council to issue tough sanctions against supporters of the Interahamwe militia groups holed up in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), further warning that the failure may lead to withholding...
