The New Times on MSN14h
M23 commander who took part in seizure of Goma links FDLR to MONUSCO
Our tour of Goma airport earlier this week took much longer than I had anticipated. There was simply too much to see, too much dangerous stuff on the tarmac and other sections to navigate, and too ...
Congo rebel leader Nangaa says rebels have entered Bukavu city
Rebels in eastern Congo entered the provincial capital of Bukavu on Friday evening and will continue operations there on ...
SANDF chief slams ‘overnight defence specialists’, calls for sympathy for families of 14 slain troops
In a heartfelt tribute, SANDF Chief Rudzani Maphwanya called for a focus on mourning, rather than a political blame game ...
Bodies of slain soldiers handed over to their families
President Cyril Ramaphosa, as Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF), on Thursday evening ...
Human Rights Watch1d
African Union Needs to Act Now on Eastern DR Congo
As the crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo reaches a critical juncture, pressure is mounting on the African ...
gov.za1d
President Cyril Ramaphosa officiates transfer ceremony and memorial service for SANDF troops killed in Eastern DRC, 13 Feb
President Cyril Ramaphosa will, as Commander-in-Chief of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) officiate the handover of the mortal remains of SANDF members who lost their lives in the ...
Anadolu Ajansi2d
Rwanda reroutes aircraft after DR Congo closes airspace
Congolese authorities cite concerns over ‘insecurity situation due to armed conflict’ amid tensions in eastern parts that border Rwanda - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Jacobin on MSN2d
How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
The burden that Patrice Lumumba, prime minister of the Republic of the Congo, assumed was an awesome one. On his young, slim ...
The Citizen2d
DR Congo writes to Formula One urging suspension of Rwanda race talks
Rwanda has been accused by Congo, the United Nations and some Western countries of supporting the M23 with troops and weapons ...
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 ...