By Elodie Toto “Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa ...
One reason the M23 and Rwandan Defence Forces were able to advance into South Kivu quickly is that in January, they had ...
Laden with just the possessions they can carry, thousands of displaced people have reached the outskirts of the city of Goma in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, fleeing a rapid M23 rebel advance ...
M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova in eastern DR Congo, a key supply route for the provincial capital Goma, authorities said. The provincial governor of South Kivu, Jean-Jacques Purusi, on ...
The DRC government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of supporting the M23 rebel group, a claim that Rwanda denies. Kigali, in ...
Marcus Bachmann, Médecins Sans Frontières / Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, ...
The government is considering evacuating Kenyans living and working in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) following an escalation of violent conflict in the eastern part of the country.
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The U.N. refugee agency warns of a rapidly worsening situation in eastern Congo, where around 350,000 people are left ...
The U.N. refugee agency voiced concern at the "rapidly deteriorating" situation in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ...
Rwanda-backed rebels in eastern Congo have claimed that they have seized a second airport in the region following a days-long ...
M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka said on X that ... and looting have destroyed 70,000 emergency shelters around Goma and Minova in North and South Kivu provinces, leaving some 350,000 internally ...