The humanitarian situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has reached alarming levels, according to a recent United Nations report. Fighting between the Congolese Army and the M23 armed group, allegedly supported by Rwanda, has escalated into the city of Goma, the provincial capital of North Kivu in eastern DRC. Goma is home to […]

Hundreds of young Congolese men took to the streets of Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), on Monday to protest the capture of Goma, a strategic eastern city, by M23 rebels. Related:UN Removes Non-Essential Personnel From Congolese City of Goma for Rebel Advance The demonstrators expressed their anger by barricading roads […]

The political-military coalition Alianza Río Congo (AFC-M23) has announced its takeover of Goma, the strategic capital of North Kivu province in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Related:Guterres Warns of Crisis in Eastern DRC Amid M23 Advances In a statement, M23 proclaimed the “successful liberation of the city” and issued demands that all Armed Forces […]

The United Nations Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (Monusco) reported this Saturday that it has temporarily relocated its non-essential staff from Goma, the capital of the northeastern province of North Kivu, due to the advance of the rebel group March 23 Movement (M23). RELATED: The African Union Calls for an “Immediate […]

UN Secretary-General António Guterres expressed deep concern on Friday over escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following the advances of the armed group March 23 Movement (M23). Related:Escalating Violence Forces 120,000 Children to Flee Homes in Eastern DRC Guterres warned that the M23’s advance poses an immediate threat to Goma, the […]

416 cases of the mysterious disease had been reported in recent weeks.

The leaders of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Angola are holding private talks before expanding the meeting to their respective delegations. This comes after Rwanda’s refusal to participate in a high-level summit on the peace process in eastern DRC, which led to the suspension of the planned tripartite meeting this Sunday in […]

Extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people, including an 8-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl, in eastern Congo and kidnapped several others, authorities reported on Wednesday. Related:DRC: ADF Kills at Least 10 Civilians in North Kivu The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked civilians in Tenambo village in North Kivu […]

At least 10 people have been killed, and an unknown number of others kidnapped in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, according to a military spokesman on Monday. Related:DRC includes malaria vaccine in children’s vaccination schedule The attack was carried out by rebels from the Allied […]

The communique said the extension of the peacekeeping mission continues “the regional response to address the prevailing unstable security situation in eastern DRC.” On Thursday, the Southern African Development Community (SADC), a regional bloc, decided to extend the mandate of its peacekeeping force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) by one year amid […]