Twenty-five civilians killed in militia attack in eastern Congo
Bunia, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters The death toll from an attack in a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province rose to 25 on Sunday, a local chief and civil society leader said, after a government spokesman and a UN document confirmed the attack on Saturday. The Cooperative for the Development of […]
Militias attack camp for displaced in Congo’s Ituri, over 45 killed
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters More than 45 civilians were killed in a militia attack on a camp for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s Ituri province early on Monday, the United Nation’s peacekeeping mission said. The Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) group, one of many militias operating in […]
Fifteen killed, hundreds of houses burned in eastern Congo attack
Beni, Democratic Republic of Congo Reuters Suspected militiamen carrying guns and knives killed at least 15 people and burned hundreds of houses during an attack overnight on a market in a town in eastern Congo, local officials and a resident said on Friday. The raid, near the town of Djugu, is the latest in a […]
Ethiopia denies Sudan’s accusation it executed Sudanese soldiers, civilian
Reuters Ethiopia on Monday denied Sudan’s accusation that its army had captured and executed seven Sudanese soldiers and a civilian, instead blaming the killings on a local militia. Skirmishes between the neighbouring countries have erupted in recent years over the contested and fertile al-Fashqa border region. Sudan’s Sovereign Council Chief General Abdel Fattah al-Burhan addresses […]
Schoolgirls used as human shields in Congo due to ‘magical powers’ – charities
Nairobi, KenyaThomson Reuters Foundation Schoolgirls in the Democratic Republic of Congo were raped, forced into marriage and used as human shields by militias who believed they had “magical powers” during violence over a year ago, an investigation by a group of charities said on Monday. The Global Coalition to Protect Education from Attack said its […]
Should aid work stop when militants move in?
Thomson Reuters Foundation When jihadists on motorbikes surrounded a village in Mali’s Toubakoro commune last October, a US aid group helping local farmers improve their incomes found itself in a bind. After their one staff member left the area for security reasons, reporting on the project’s progress to its British government funder was going to […]