Displaced people dismantle shelters, saying they were ordered to leave camp in Goma
Rwanda-backed rebels controlling cities in eastern Congo have forcibly closed settlement camps, leading to the displacement ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader as forces advance
(Reuters) -Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
Congo Catholic delegation meets rebel leader in move that could rankle government
Representatives of Congo's powerful Catholic church met on Wednesday with a rebel leader whose Rwandan-backed M23 forces last ...
How have Goma’s residents reacted to M23 takeover?
For today’s Africa Daily, Alan Kasujja speaks to two people who live in Goma: one woman who has stayed and says finding food is almost impossible, and an activist who has fled the city after receiving ...
Thousands of displaced people are stranded in eastern Congo as rebels are accused of forced return
The U.N. says more than 110,000 displaced people have in recent days left settlement camps in eastern Congo’s cities ...
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Goma camp residents fearful as M23 rebels demand their evacuation
The clamor of hammering and the noise of rattling corrugated metal roofs echoed in Goma’s Bulengo camp for internally displaced people on Tuesday as residents took down the shelters they had lived in ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
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Congo children fear returning to class in scarred city of Goma
Despite M23 rebels calling for the resumption of school in the eastern city of Goma, which they captured in January, classrooms are sparsely filled. Many families are fearful of sending their children ...
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Historic case by DR Congo against Rwanda kicks off at African court amid conflict in Goma
Kinshasa filed case with Tanzanian-based court in 2023, citing alleged human rights violations by Rwanda in eastern parts of ...
What’s at stake for Africa if Trump shuts down USAID?
USAID—the United States Agency for International Development—has funded life-saving aid across Africa for decades. Programmes assisting with famine, disease control, and poverty are now at-risk ...