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 ...
Tag: Democratic Republic of the Congo
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 ...
Protesters attack French, US, Rwandan embassies in DRC
Demonstrators attack embassies of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the United States in Kinshasa.Protesters demanding action over the M23 ...
Lake Tanganyika fishers fight for their future amid declining catches
Kigoma, Tanzania – Just as dawn’s first rays start creeping over western Tanzania’s gentle hills, a constellation of scattered torchlights ...
At least 17 people killed as fighting in DR Congo’s Goma intensifies
Fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) city of Goma has intensified as the military continues to ...
‘Declaration of war’: M23 rebels claim seizing key DR Congo city of Goma
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Witnesses say they saw rebels entering the centre of the eastern city of Goma amid gunfire, as ...
UN chief calls for Rwandan forces to leave DRC as rebels press offensive
Antonio Guterres urges the M23 rebels to immediately cease all hostile actions as thousands of civilians flee Goma in eastern ...
At least 12 peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo fighting
Nine South African and three Malawian peacekeeping soldiers have been killed by M23 rebels, authorities say.At least 12 peacekeepers, including ...
Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault
The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has died from injuries sustained during ...
More than 230,000 displaced in DRC since start of the year, UN says
The UN says the forced displacement is one of ‘the most alarming’ humanitarian crises in the world.More than 230,000 people ...
How to end the conflict in eastern DRC?
M23 rebel fighters have taken control of two towns in North Kivu province.The eastern region of the Democratic Republic of ...
M23 rebels take key town of Masisi as they advance in eastern DRC
The town of Masisi is in a rich, mountainous location that provides access to the provincial capital of Goma.M23 rebel ...
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