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.

The Congo Free State later became Belgian Congo; upon gaining flag independence, it was named Congo Léopoldville, then Congo Kinshasa, then Zaire, and now, thanks to Laurent Kabila, the ...

Explainer: The foiled coup in DR Congo: Here's what to know. By Reuters. May 21, 2024 4:19 PM UTC Updated May 21, 2024 ... They hoist the flag of Zaire, Congo's former name. One shouts: ...

Now, Save the Children says ... Two staff members at Kenya’s embassy in DR Congo’s ... Protesters also targeted the Ugandan embassy and burnt the flag of the East African Community. Share.

DR Congo players are using their semi-final appearance at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations to call for peace in their homeland. ... who now plays in France for Marseille, said. , external ...

Kanyabayonga, DR Congo — The M23 militia group has seized another town in the war-torn east of DR Congo, as the rebels gain more ground, sources told AFP Sunday.

Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo, M23 Rebels Agree to Ceasefire Premium Times, 24 April 2025 The long-running conflict worsened in January after M23 launched a major attack that killed more than 700 people.

The DR Congo government and the M23 group on Wednesday issued a landmark joint statement saying they had agreed to halt fighting in the east of the country while they work towards a permanent ...

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 game ends without DR Congo really landing a punch. As we get ready to leave Belle Congolaise, it’s all too much for one supporter, who sits at his table sobbing into his flag.

Renew now to unlock exclusive stories and in-depth features. ... Democratic Republic of Congo, ... whose glass doors have been smashed. They hoist the flag of Zaire, Congo's former name.

Fearing reprisals, an estimated one million Hutus then fled across the border to what is now DR Congo. This stoked ethnic tensions as a marginalised Tutsi group in the east – the Banyamulenge ...