Ituri: Inter-Ethnic Violence Ravages DR Congo Communities
A renewed wave of violence between the Democratic Republic of Congo’s armed forces (FARDC) and alleged members of the Zaire rebellion in Nyamamba has triggered…
U.S. is negotiating a minerals deals with conflict-stricken Congo, Trump official says
KINSHASA, Congo — A Trump administration official said Thursday the United States is in talks with conflict-plagued Congo on developing its mineral resources under a deal that…
CAR Soldiers Unleash Revenge on Local Community After Attack by Rebels
For eight days, the Central African Republic army attacked the Tataly village, following the killing of a soldier on March 23 by rebels of the…
What’s at stake in the DR Congo conflict with M23 rebels and Rwanda? | TV Shows
Redi Tlhabi dissects the continuing conflict in the DRC and its potential impact on regional stability.For several decades, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)…
Renewed fighting in DR Congo as regional powers step up ceasefire efforts | Conflict News
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after regional mediators hold truce talks.Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and pro-government fighters have…
Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo | Interactive News
Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions to flee their homes in Democratic Republic of the Congo.The Democratic Republic of…
Mass Displacement in DR Congo after M23 Rebels Captured Walikale-Centre
Scores of people have left Lubutu territory for protected zones following the capture of Walikale-Centre by the Alliance Fleuve Congo AFC/M23 rebels in the Democratic…
AU welcomes Doha talks between DR Congo and Rwanda leaders | News
Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi and his Rwandan counterpart, Paul Kagame, met in Doha on Tuesday.The African Union (AU) has welcomed talks in the Qatari capital,…
DR Congo Army Halts Latest M23 Advances to Capture More Towns
The Democratic Republic of Congo army and its Wazalendo allies have stopped the M23 rebels and the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) from attacking the country’s…
DR Congo and M23 rebels confirm participation in Angola peace talks | Conflict News
Talks, which DRC previously rejected, will seek to resolve the spiralling conflict in the east of the country.The Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group, as well as…
Congo Army Accused of Maltreating Local Civilians, Escalating Violence
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) soldiers have been accused of exacerbating the growing insecurity in Opienge, Bafwasende territory, forcing approximately 80 per cent…
Over One Million Children Denied Access to Education As DR Congo Strives to Reclaim Captured Towns
The Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) army has announced the recapture of five strongholds of the Mobondo militia in Grand Bandundu. The areas are…
Congolese Children More Prone to Dying From Water-Borne Diseases Than From Violence, UNICEF Says
Children living in the war-torn areas of the Democratic Republic Congo (DR Congo) have three times more risk of dying from water diseases than from…
M23 Rebels Abduct 130 Hospital Patients in DR Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels abducted at least 130 sick and wounded men from two hospitals in the Goma city of the Democratic Republic of Congo…
Recruitment of Child Soldiers, Sexual Violence Persist Amid Ongoing War in DR Congo
The United Nations International Children Emergency Fund (UNICEF) says it is preoccupied by the intensification of violence in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic…
Blasts, gunfire kill several at M23 rally in eastern DR Congo | Conflict News
DEVELOPING STORYDEVELOPING STORY, Rebel commander Corneille Nangaa says he is unharmed as video shows dead, wounded people in Bakavu.Explosions have rocked a major city in…
Deadly Armed Group Joins M23 Rebels to Capture More Areas in DR Congo
The Twirwaneho, a deadly militant group in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo), has formed an official coalition with the M23 rebels following the…
Rwanda slams UK sanctions over DR Congo violence | Conflict News
Kigali condemns London’s sanctions over the M23 advance in DR Congo as ‘punitive measures’.Rwanda has said international sanctions will reduce the likelihood of peace with…
What can stop M23 advance in Democratic Republic of the Congo? | Conflict News
Fighting is intensifying in the east of the country as diplomacy appears to fail.Anxiety is growing in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of…
Rwanda-Backed M23 Rebels Accused of Executing Children in DR Congo
The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels are allegedly executing children and committing atrocities, causing massive displacement of persons from Bukavu, a town in the Democratic Republic of…