The United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) has issued an urgent warning about the critical situation faced by children in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), particularly in the eastern provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu. These areas have been the epicenter of violent clashes sparked by the M23 […]

The United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has raised the alarm over the displacement of 10,000 to 15,000 people toward Burundi in recent days due to violent clashes caused by the M23 terrorist group in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Most of the displaced individuals are Congolese citizens, many from Bukavu in South Kivu, […]

The Ugandan Army has deployed its soldiers to a city in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to support Congolese troops in their escalating conflict with an armed group that has left over 100 people dead in the past two weeks, a military spokesperson confirmed to EFE on Wednesday. “There have been no clashes, […]

A delegation of Catholic and Protestant Church leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) met with Kenyan President William Ruto on Tuesday as part of ongoing consultations aimed at finding a peaceful resolution to the conflict in eastern DRC. The delegation included representatives from the National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO) and the Church […]

Bernard Maheshe Byamungu, a sanctioned leader of the M23 rebel group, appeared outside the South Kivu governor’s office in Bukavu, declaring intentions to “clean up the disorder left over from the old regime.” His remarks were met with cheers from a small crowd as some urged the rebels to “go all the way to Kinshasa,” […]

The rebel administration of the March 23 Movement (M23) in Goma, northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), has ordered the forced dismantling of displacement camps outside the city, pushing thousands of refugees to return home despite ongoing humanitarian concerns. The Congo River Alliance (AFC-M23), the rebel-led coalition that now governs Goma, issued a 72-hour […]

The reopening of schools in Goma this Monday was a somber affair, with many schools remaining eerily empty. While a few students made an effort to return to class, the majority stayed home, gripped by fear and uncertainty that pervades the region. Zigashane Josue, a student at Lycée Kimbilio, captured the prevailing sentiment: “We came […]

The UN humanitarian coordinator in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Bruno Lemarquis, condemned the murder of three local workers from the Swiss organization Swiss Church Aid, known by the acronym HEKS/EPER, in an attack in the northeast of the country. RELATED: Guterres Calls for “Silencing the Guns” in the Democratic Republic of Congo Conflict […]

The World Health Organization (WHO) successfully protected a laboratory in the Congolese city of Goma from a potential virus leak, declared the organization’s representative in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Boureima Hama Sambo. On January 28, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) warned about the risk of virus leakage from the Goma […]

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres made an urgent call on Thursday to “silence the guns” in the conflict affecting northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where there has been a troubling increase in violence in recent weeks. During his address at UN headquarters in New York, Guterres highlighted Rwanda’s responsibility in this context, pointing to […]