Video: Red Cross buries 18 bodies in mass grave amid Bukavu clashes
NewsFeedAfter weeks of clashes in Bukavu between armed groups including the M23 Rebels, the remains of some of the victims ...
Tag: Democratic Republic of the Congo
US sanctions Rwanda minister over DRC fighting
Rwanda is facing international backlash for backing M23 rebels in DR Congo, an accusation it denies.The US Department of the ...
UN warns M23 advances threaten regional conflict in eastern DRC
The M23 armed group is advancing on strategic zones in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) after taking ...
UN human rights chief accuses M23 rebels of ‘summary executions’ in DRC
Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.UN High Commissioner for ...
DRC rebels promise security after seizing Bukavu in country’s east
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional ...
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels reach centre of Bukavu in DR Congo
NewsFeedM23 rebel fighters have advanced into the centre of Bukavu, South Kivu’s capital, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, ...
DR Congo’s M23 fighters seize Bukavu airport before African Union summit
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi traveled to Germany to attend Munich Security Conference in efforts to rally international supportThe Rwanda-backed M23 ...
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Nairobi, Kenya – Weeks after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels claimed control of the Congolese city of Goma, the capital of North ...
M23 fighters resume attacks in DR Congo after two-day pause
Fighters continue advancing on South Kivu province despite ceasefire calls from regional leaders.The M23 rebels have resumed attacks on armed ...
How do global perceptions of Africa affect the continent?
Today on The Stream: We examine how negative global perceptions of the African continent affect its economies and the lives ...
DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire
The Rwanda-backed M23 is closing on the town of Kavumu in South Kivu in an offensive that has left thousands ...
DR Congo court issues arrest warrant for rebel leader Corneille Nangaa
A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has issued an international arrest warrant for the leader of the ...
Amid ceasefire, Goma residents race to bury 2,000 bodies
People in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma rushed to bury some 2,000 victims of last week’s battles ...
Food prices skyrocket in DR Congo’s Goma after M23 takeover
The cost of some essential food items has more than doubled in Goma, the main city in eastern Democratic Republic ...
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels declare ceasefire in DRC
The M23 armed group said it will pause its advance across DR Congo for humanitarian reasons.Rwanda-backed forces in the Democratic ...
Tense calm, fears for the future in DRC’s Goma a week after M23 takeover
On a road west of Goma, the largest city in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Mary Ashuza and ...
Could conflict in eastern DR Congo expand across region?
M23 rebels have taken control of regional capital and advance deeper into the east.Hundreds of people killed and hundreds of ...
More than 700 killed as DR Congo military fights M23 rebels
At least 773 people have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) largest city of Goma and ...
What are the risks of violence in the eastern DRC spreading regionally?
M23 rebels have taken control of Goma, capital of North Kivu province in eastern DRC.Since re-emerging just more than three ...
Video: What’s happening in DR Congo?
NewsFeedHospitals in eastern DR Congo are struggling to cope with casualties as rebel group M23 battles government troops in the ...
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