The Star2h
The DR Congo rebel leader whose fighters have created turmoil
The Democratic Republic of Congo is in turmoil - fighters from the notorious M23 rebel group have been surging through the ...
The New Humanitarian3d
Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...
Opinion
The New Times on MSN4dOpinion
Why there were no Tutsi rebel groups in DR Congo before 1995
Did you know that there has never been a single Tutsi armed group in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo before 1995? In this article, we will delve into the historical context of the ...
ZNetwork on MSN8d
Kenya’s Congo Debacle: How Crony Elite Politics Lost The Fight Against M23
A few minutes after 5 AM on Sunday, the 3rd of December 2023, Kenyan soldiers loaded themselves into a Kenya Air Force plane ...
AccessWDUN13d
What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...
Médecins Sans Frontières Australia14d
DRC: What to know about the armed conflict in North and South Kivu
In recent weeks, the armed conflict between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared up again in the province of North Kivu and spread to the neighbouring province of ...
Human Rights Watch17d
DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
The hostilities in eastern Congo have escalated since late 2024, with fighting reported in Rutshuru, Lubero, Masisi, and Walikale in North Kivu and Kalehe in South Kivu. On January 19, two ...
AllAfrica.com17d
Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - 3 Questions On the Intensification of the Armed Conflict in North and South Kivu
Emmanuel Lampaert, MSF's representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), provides an update ... It continued in Masisi territory, where intense fighting took place in January 2025 ...
CBC.ca17d
Congo provincial governor dies after fighting with rebels closing in on capital, authorities say
Earlier this month, M23 captured the towns of Minova, Katale and Masisi, west of Goma. Rebels fighting their way closer to Goma in eastern Congo M23 seized Goma in 2012 and controlled it for over ...
Oxford Mail17d
DR of Congo governor ‘killed by rebels’ as fighting intensifies
Congolese government troops deploy outside Goma, DR of Congo (Moses Sawasawa/AP) Earlier this month, M23 captured the towns of Minova, Katale and Masisi, west of Goma. M23 seized Goma in 2012 and ...
The Impartial Reporter17d
DR of Congo governor ‘killed by rebels’ as fighting intensifies
Congolese government troops deploy outside Goma, DR of Congo (Moses Sawasawa/AP) Earlier this month, M23 captured the towns of Minova, Katale and Masisi, west of Goma. M23 seized Goma in 2012 and ...
Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
GOMA, Congo (AP) — The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained during fighting on the front line, a military spokesman said Friday, as M23 rebels closed in on ...