Democratic Republic of Congo has agreed to pay more than 40 million euros ($46.37 million) in a sponsorship deal with Spanish ...

What is happening now? After a rapid advance in the region, fighters from the M23 rebel group have entered Goma – a major city of more than a million people in the east of DR Congo.

As M23 rebels advance in DR Congo, regional players meet to defuse the escalating crisis. Skip to content. ... who massacred Rwandan Tutsis and then fled to what is now eastern DR Congo.

The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo ... Congo rules out election re-run as observers flag irregularities. By Ange Adihe Kasongo. December 29, 2023 1:34 AM UTC Updated December 29, 2023 ...

The M23 originally emerged claiming to defend the long-marginalised Tutsi minority in Congo. “They are trying to dismantle the traditional systems of land management controlled by local ...

The rebels are now reported to be moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu. The conflict in eastern DR Congo dates back to the 1990s but has rapidly escalated in recent weeks.

M23 fighters, backed by Rwanda, continue to advance into eastern DR Congo. ... The DRC is now working on reforming its armed forces, said Muyaya — but it's not happening quickly.

Now the restrictions on the media are tightening. Journalists have a free expression right to cover Kabila’s return, ... DR Congo: Rwanda-backed M23 Executed Civilians in Goma. Most Viewed ...

More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General ...

On 27 June, DR Congo signed a peace deal in Washington in an attempt to halt the conflict. ... Fearing reprisals, an estimated one million Hutus then fled across the border to what is now DR Congo.

The rebels are now reported to be moving south towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu. The conflict in eastern DR Congo dates back to the 1990s but has rapidly escalated in recent weeks.