India-Africa Forum Summit postponed due to Ebola outbreak
Digest more
M23 rebels in eastern Congo have announced the first suspected death from Ebola in South Kivu province, raising fears the disease is spreading in areas affected by armed conflict. Meanwhile, the Democratic Republic of Congo has cancelled its pre-World Cup training camp in the capital,
Rebel fighters and Rwandan troops are accused of committing atrocities after capturing the DR Congo city of Uvira in December.
DAKAR, May 14 (Reuters) - M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in late 2025 and early 2026,
M23 rebels and the Rwandan army carried out killings, rapes and abductions during a month-long occupation of Uvira in eastern Congo (DRC) in late 2025 and early 2026, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Thursday.
The M23 armed group and Rwandan military forces carried out an abusive month-long occupation of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo city of Uvira beginning in December 2025.
M23 controls Kivus, builds parallel state in Goma regionProxy war DR Congo vs Rwanda, minerals, US-Qatar peace talks, sanctionsEconomic crisis in Gom