Congo frees opposition leader and former president's ally Kabund
Democratic Republic of Congo has freed an opposition leader and the president's former right-hand man, Jean-Marc Kabund, his ...
The New York Times5d
In Latest Advance, Rebels in Congo Say They Have Entered a Key City
This weekend, the group entered the gold-trading center of Bukavu in eastern Congo after government soldiers fled. By Elian Peltier and Justin Makangara Elian Peltier reported from Dakar ...
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Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign ...
Reuters7d
Congo rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing airport
The rebels have been trying to push south towards Bukavu since they seized Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, at the end of last month. The capture of Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu ...
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Thousands flee fighting in Congo as rebels claim they’ve captured the key city of Goma
Thousands fled the city of Goma on Monday as fighting raged between Congolese forces and rebels backed by neighboring Rwanda, who claimed to have captured eastern Congo’s largest regional hub.
Human Rights Watch27d
DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
(Nairobi) – Civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo are at increasing risk as the abusive M23 armed group, supported by the Rwanda Defence Force (RDF), approaches Goma, the capital of ...
Winnipeg Free Press11d
Could a rebellion in eastern Congo widen into a regional war?
KAMPALA, Uganda (AP) — The deadly march by Rwanda-backed rebels across eastern Congo could widen into a regional conflict drawing in even more countries, analysts warn, and two neighboring ...
France 2424d
French FM condemns 'unacceptable' attack on embassy in DR Congo
Protesters have attacked several embassies in DR Congo's capital Kinshasa, including the French one, during demonstrations on Tuesday against the escalating conflict in the country's east.
France 2426d
DR Congo severs ties with Rwanda as M23 rebel group closes in on Goma
Congo severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces raged around the key eastern city of Goma, leaving at least 13 peacekeepers and foreign ...
MyJoyOnline11d
The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the ... but the Congolese authorities were free of the most notorious militants. That is, until 2021. Makenga and his rebels took ...
Winnipeg Free Press11d
At least 55 civilians killed by militia fighters in northeastern Congo
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Militia fighters killed at least 55 civilians in an attack on a cluster of villages and a camp for displaced people in northeastern Congo, local authorities said Tuesday.