DRC's Goma, after the M23 attack: a city at a standstill and cut off from the world
The economy of the North Kivu capital, seized by the rebel movement and its Rwandan allies in late January, has ground to a ...
'They killed all these young people' - BBC investigates alleged massacre in rebel-held Congolese city
The heavily armed rebels do not act alone. They are backed by neighbouring Rwanda, according to the UN and the US. Rwanda ...
The Africa Report4d
Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma
More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...
Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...
Clashes continue in eastern DRC days after attack on civilians left many dead
Fighting between M23 rebels and pro-Congo militias was underway Sunday in Nyabiondo, about 100 km north of Goma, residents ...
The South African on MSN2d
EFF welcomes withdrawal of ‘ill-equipped’ SANDF from DRC
The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) has welcomed the withdrawal of South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers who ...
Columbia Journalism Review13d
Congolese Journalists Navigate a Thorny Landscape of Factions
In terms of access to combat theaters, journalists from Goma, Bukavu, or Bunia have difficulty reporting live. “Many are ...
Monitor9d
M23 rebels now eating Uganda’s lunch in DR Congo
The fall of Goma and Bukavu towns to M23 rebels has complicated movement into the DRC, with businessmen saying the border ...
defenceWeb3d
SADC to withdraw troops from the DRC
A Southern African Development Community (SADC) extraordinary summit on Thursday terminated the mandate of the SADC Mission ...
M23 Rebels Abduct Scores of Patients from Hospitals in DRC’s Goma
Judith Tuluka Suminwa, the prime minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, says her government has ruled out direct ...
The East African on MSN11d
DRC now imposes ‘entry tax’ on goods from M23 strongholds
Rwandan security forces stand guard at the Rusizi border with DRC on February 17, 2025. Congolese authorities are imposing ...
Al Jazeera English5d
DRC and M23 rebels to begin direct talks next week, mediator Angola says
The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels will hold talks next week, mediator Angola has announced. A statement from President Joao Lourenco’s ...