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news France 24 En 2026-06-10

M23 Rebel Group Accused of Mass Recruitment and Abuse in Eastern DRC

A Human Rights Watch report details mass forced recruitment and detention by the M23 group in eastern DR Congo. The report also covers xenophobic protests in Durban and a Somali referee denied entry to the US.


In tonight's edition, a new Human Rights Watch report uncovers mass forced recruitment and detention by the Rwanda-backed M23 in eastern DR Congo. Also, we head to Durban where thousands of foreign nationals driven from their homes during xenophobic protests remain outside the Department of Home Affairs. And heโ€™s back on home soil to a thunderous welcome, but Somali referee Omar Abdulkadir Artanโ€™s World Cup dream has been cut short after he was denied entry to the United States.

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