BBC23d
Rebels edging closer to taking key DR Congo city
Rebels appear to be edging closer to taking control of the key city of Goma in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo following reports that they had captured its airport. The Congolese ...
The Hindu23d
Congo’s forces try to slow Rwanda-backed rebels in the east as protests break out in the capital
Congo’s security forces were fighting on Tuesday (January 28, 2025) against Rwanda-backed rebels who advanced into a key eastern city in a major escalation of a decades-long conflict. Rwanda ...
CNN23d
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region this week, pushing back against resistance from government troops ...
LBC23d
Armed protesters set fire to US and French embassies in Congo
US Embassy Set Ablaze Amid Growing Anti-US Protests in DRC Demonstrators in Kinshasa, the capital, blame the US for financing Rwanda's backing of the M23 rebels, who recently seized Goma in eastern ...
The New Indian Express23d
What is happening in eastern Congo, where multiple stakeholders battle for power over a mineral-rich city?
DAKAR: Rwanda-backed rebels claimed on Monday they captured eastern Congo's strategic city of Goma, the hub of a region containing trillions of dollars in mineral wealth that remains largely untapped.
Deccan Herald23d
French, US, Rwandan embassies attacked in Democratic Republic of Congo amid unrest
in the worst escalation since 2012 of a three-decade conflict rooted in the long fallout from the Rwandan genocide and control of Congo's abundant mineral resources.
U.S. News & World Report24d
Four More South African Soldiers Killed in Congo, Defence Department Says
Four More South African Soldiers Killed in Congo, Defence Department Says JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - Four more South African soldiers have been killed in fighting with M23 rebels in the Democratic ...
The New York Times24d
Hundreds of Protesters Attack Foreign Embassies in Congo
new video loaded: Hundreds of Protesters Attack Foreign Embassies in Congo Protesters set fires and looted foreign embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa, amid anger ...
Reuters24d
Congo protesters storm Kinshasa embassies over conflict in east
KINSHASA, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa on Tuesday, drawing tear gas from police, in an eruption of protests ...
The New York Times24d
Rwanda, the West’s ‘Donor Darling,’ Seizes an Opportunity in Congo
Displaced people leave a camp and head for the city of Goma after being shot at, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, on Sunday.Credit...Guerchom Ndebo for The New York Times A ...
dw24d
DR Congo: What you need to know about the conflict
The volatile situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo has a long history. Here's what you need to know. Surging violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has ignited fears of large ...
UN News Centre24d
DR CONGO CRISIS: Security Council hears call for ‘urgent and coordinated international action’ over Goma
The Security Council met for the second time in three days on Tuesday over the escalating crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, with UN agencies and partners on the ground reporting ...