Rare-earth minerals critical for smartphone manufacturing. Lucrative trafficking routes and dizzying stockpiles of weapons. The lives of millions of people. All are now under the […]
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UN human rights chief accuses Rwanda-backed rebels in Congo of killing, recruiting children
Volker Türk, the U.N. human rights chief, said his office “confirmed cases of summary execution of children by M23… We are also aware that children […]
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels breach second major city in Congo's mineral-rich east
Rwanda-backed rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Congo’s government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the governor’s office […]