110,000 people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...
The Daily Monitor on MSN1h
M23 rebels threaten to advance on Bukavu as fighting flares
The capture of Bukavu would represent an unprecedented expansion of territory under the M23's control in the wake of the fall ...
Congo's Bukavu under threat as M23 rebels warn of intervention
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo threatened on Tuesday to advance on the provincial capital of Bukavu, citing a "dangerously deteriorating" situation, amid renewed ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
Africanews English on MSN23h
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
The deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in even more countries, analysts warn, and two neighboring nations with the most involvement ...
Courthouse News Service17h
Fresh fighting flares in eastern Congo
The armed group M23 has in recent months swiftly seized tracts of territory in mineral-rich east Congo after again taking up arms in late 2021, in a country plagued by numerous conflicts for decades.
Rwanda-backed rebels force 110,000 from camps in eastern DR Congo, UN says
The rebels, who captured the region's largest city of Goma, issued a 72-hour ultimatum for displaced people to return to ...
allAfrica.com on MSN1h
Humanitarians uphold commitment to support civilians in eastern DR Congo
Despite significant challenges, humanitarians “plan to stay and deliver” in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the Rwandan-backed M23 Movement and national forces ...
AFP on MSN2h
DRC conflict overshadows African summit
The 55-nation body meets from Friday in the Ethiopian capital Addis Ababa with Africa facing devastating conflicts in the DRC and Sudan - as well as US President Donald Trump's cuts to US development ...
The Guardian Nigeria21h
Fighting breaks out in eastern DR Congo after two-day lull
Fighting erupted Tuesday in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo after a two-day lull, with Rwanda-backed M23 fighters attacking positions of the Congolese armed forces in South Kivu province at dawn, ...
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Extreme inequality and housing injustice in the DRC: rebuilding ‘Kinshasa la Belle’
In Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the phrase débrouillez-vous (fend for yourself) is considered such an important life lesson that the city’s inhabitants refer to it as ...
thenewhumanitarian19hOpinion
Why conflict mineral narratives don’t explain the M23 rebellion in DR Congo
The capture of North Kivu’s provincial capital, Goma, by the M23 armed group last month has multiplied international coverage ...