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Arson attacks on Ebola treatment centres in the Democratic Republic of Congo underscore the serious challenges authorities face — including a backlash in local communities — as they try to stem an outbreak of the infectious disease that has been declared a global health emergency. On Sunday, Congolese authorities said …
Read More »Destruction by Sudan’s rebels in El Fasher bears ‘hallmarks of genocide’: UN experts
A “campaign of destruction” in October by Sudanese paramilitary forces against non-Arab communities in and near a city in the western region of Darfur shows “hallmarks of genocide,” UN-backed human rights experts said Thursday, a dramatic finding in the country’s devastating war. The paramilitary Rapid Support Forces — known as …
Read More »Rwanda-backed M23 rebels say they’ve seized strategic city of Uvira in east Congo
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 said that it’s taken control of the strategic city of Uvira in eastern Congo on Wednesday afternoon, following a rapid offensive since the …
Read More »Yemen’s Houthi rebels signal that they’ve stopped attacks on Israel and Red Sea shipping
Listen to this article Estimated 3 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. Yemen’s Houthi rebels are signalling they’ve stopped their attacks against Israel and shipping in the Red Sea as a shaky ceasefire holds in the Gaza Strip. In …
Read More »Islamic State-linked rebels attack funeral in east Congo, killing more than 50
Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels with machetes and guns killed more than 50 civilians at a funeral in east Congo, the latest big attack by the Islamic State-linked group, officials said. The ADF assault took place on Monday night in the town of Ntoyo in North Kivu province’s Lubero territory, …
Read More »Rare hit by Yemen’s Houthi rebels strikes Israel’s southern airport
A drone fired by the Houthi militants in Yemen breached Israel’s multilayered air defences on Sunday and slammed into the country’s southern airport, the Israeli military said, briefly shutting down commercial airspace and diverting flights over southern Israel. Israel said Yemen’s Houthi rebels attacked with several drones, most of which …
Read More »Houthi rebels vow to ‘meet escalation with escalation’ after deadly U.S. airstrikes in Yemen
The United States and Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen are both vowing escalation after the U.S. launched airstrikes to deter the rebels from attacking military and commercial vessels on one of the world’s busiest shipping corridors. The Houthi-run Health Ministry said the overnight U.S. strikes killed at least 53 people, …
Read More »Congo ceasefire appears to crumble as rebels reportedly capture another eastern town
WARNING: This story contains an image that may be disturbing to some readers. Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week. The …
Read More »Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo amid reports of execution, rape
Rwanda-backed rebels were expanding their presence in eastern Congo after capturing Goma, the region’s major city, the UN said Friday, while also expressing concerns over executions it learned were carried out by the rebels in recent days after a major escalation of their yearslong rebellion. Congolese forces, meanwhile, repelled the rebels …
Read More »Congo says 773 killed in the past week of fighting between troops, rebels in Goma
At least 773 people were killed in eastern Congo’s largest city of Goma and its vicinity this week amid fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels who captured the city in a major escalation of a decadelong conflict, Congolese authorities said Saturday. The rebels’ advance into other areas was slowed by a weakened …
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