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Al Jazeera on MSN6mon
DR Congo’s rebels vow to take Kinshasa after claiming capture of Goma
The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to ...
AllAfrica on MSN7h
Congo-Kinshasa: For Women in Eastern DRC Nowhere Is Safe From Sexual Violence
Every week, hundreds of victims and survivors of sexual violence seek care at health centres supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2024 ...
AllAfrica on MSN2d
Congo-Kinshasa: DR Congo Tries Ex-President Joseph Kabila in Absentia for Treason
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason ...
Arise News5d
Treason Trial of Ex- DRC President Joseph Kabila Opens in Kinshasa Amid Accusations of Rebel Ties
The high-profile treason trial of Joseph Kabila, former president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), began on Friday ...
The Africa Report5d
Peace deal? What peace deal? Violence flares in eastern DRC
Ceasefire agreement signed in Qatar is in name only as Kigali-backed M23 and militia allied to Kinshasa clash in eastern ...
New Vision on MSN3d
M23 rebels set conditions for direct talks with DRC gov’t
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group announced on Friday that the release of over 700 people detained in connection with ...
The EastAfrican on MSN6d
In rebel-held Goma, an uneasy calm and business unusual
Insecurity has been replaced by mistrust and paranoia, it’s hard to know who poses danger. But, residents say they are ...
Agence France-Presse on MSN6mon
Clashes kill 17 in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter city
Clashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly ...
Dozens Are Killed by ISIS-Linked Rebels at a Church in Congo
Dozens of people were killed on Sunday in an attack on a church in eastern Congo by a rebel group linked to the Islamic State ...
Reuters2y
Hundreds flee as Congo's M23 rebels near key city of Goma
GOMA/KINSHASA, Nov 14 (Reuters) - Fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo between the army and M23 rebels has moved close to the key eastern city of Goma, said an army spokesperson on Monday ...
Foreign Affairs1mon
Could Africa’s Forever War Finally End?
In early April, the Trump administration finally tapped a senior adviser for Africa: Massad Boulos, the father-in-law of Trump’s daughter Tiffany and a businessman with experience in Nigeria. Boulos ...