Men risk drowning to flee conscription by Congolese rebels

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As Rwanda-backed rebels seized Goma, the families of Congolese soldiers became a target

Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s major city of Goma have targeted relatives of fleeing Congolese soldiers
ABC News - Feb. 23
DR Congo conflict: 500 mpox patients flee clinics after rebel looting

Officials say they are concerned that they will spread the contagious disease to the wider community.
BBC News - 4d
Cause of death of missing sisters was drowning

Henrietta and Eliza Huszti - both 32 and from a set of triplets - disappeared in Aberdeen in January.
BBC News - Feb. 24
Bukavu hospital patients tell of being shot in chaos of Congolese withdrawal

Widespread shooting and looting preceded arrival of M23 rebels, overwhelming city’s poorly resourced facilities. Patients at hospitals in the second-largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of ...
The Guardian - 2d
'Last rites and alarm bells drown out England's good vibes'

English cricket has endured a miserable start to 2025 and the winter cannot end quickly enough, says Stephan Shemilt.
BBC News - 4d
Israeli assault forces 40,000 Palestinians to flee their West Bank homes

Israel says its military operation in occupied West Bank refugee camps is to "prevent the return of residents and the resurgence of terrorism."
CBS News - Feb. 25
Deadly explosions hit rebel rally in DR Congo

Yahoo News - 5d
Senegal has signed a deal with separatist rebels

Senegal’s government has signed an agreement with separatist rebels to bring peace in its southern region, where an armed rebellion has been raging for over 40 years over calls for independence
ABC News - 5d
Russian tourist dies after being attacked by sharks in Philippine diving spot, another drowns

Two Russian tourists, who went scuba diving in waters south of Manila, have died when they were swept away by strong undercurrents with one drowning and the other being attacked by sharks
ABC News - 5d