Congo Is Bleeding. Where Is the Outrage?
Congo has been plagued by war for nearly three decades. Millions of people have been displaced, and rape has consistently ...
One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation. Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same ...
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels are advancing on a third city in eastern Congo
Residents say Rwanda-backed rebels appear to be heading toward a third major city in eastern Congo. International pressure ...
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Environmental & rights activists flee and hide as M23 captures DRC’s cities
Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...
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A family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
GOMA, Congo — None of Zawadi Sifa’s seven children have known ... armed groups vying for dominance in the region — began their advance toward Goma, North Kivu’s provincial capital, in a major ...
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M23 rebels in Congo using advanced arms similar to Israeli military: South African former general
Some Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army forces ... the capital of North Kivu province, on Monday, show their weapons and equipment are not sourced locally. “Those weapons are from forces ...
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Congo calls rebels' ceasefire declaration 'false communication' as reports of fighting continue
The M23 had been reported to be gaining ground in other areas of eastern Congo and advancing on another provincial capital, Bukavu, in South Kivu. On Tuesday, U.N, spokesman Stephane Dujarric told ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel18d
DR Congo conflict risks broader regional war, Burundi warns
first emerged in South Kivu in 2023. While the fighting has largely stopped in Goma, AFP reporters said there were still serious shortages of cash and fuel. Congo's authorities have been reluctant ...
Newsday18d
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
GOMA, Congo — Rwanda-backed rebels were quickly ... The rebels were now about 60 kilometers (37 miles) from South Kivu's provincial capital of Buakavu and “seem to be moving quite fast ...
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Crisis in DR Congo: M23 rebels advancing into Congo's South Kivu
WION Crisis in DR Congo: M23 rebels advancing into Congo's South Kivu Posted: 30 January 2025 | Last updated: 30 January 2025 Rwanda-backed fighters advanced on a second front in their offensive ...
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Democratic Republic of the Congo: Congo’s leader calls for massive military mobilization as Rwanda-backed rebels expand their control
Democratic Republic of the Congo - June 15, 2023 video: Several of camp for internally displaced people in Kivu Congo’s leader called for a massive military mobilization to help fight Rwanda ...
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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 ... capital of the eastern North Kivu province. It announced Sunday it had cut ...