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Guterres urges de-escalation as regional leaders convene on eastern DRC conflict
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 07, 2025

UN reports indicate that Goma, the provincial capital, is effectively under siege, with exit routes blocked and its airport shut down indefinitely.

Explainer: Understanding SADC's mandate in eastern DR Congo
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 05, 2025

The mission began its peace enforcement efforts nearly from scratch following the return of armed groups mainly M23 to the areas they had withdrawn fr...

Kagame says he's unsure if there are any Rwandan troops in eastern DR Congo
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 04, 2025

On allegations that Rwanda smuggles other minerals from eastern DRC, Kagame shifted focus to global actors, particularly Western nations.

Rwanda, DRC leaders to attend regional mediation meeting in Tanzania
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 04, 2025

The upcoming summit will be the first of its kind, bringing together EAC and SADC to address the DRC crisis.

South African troops are dying in DRC: Why they’re there and what’s going wrong
The Conversation  |  Feb 02, 2025

Their mandate is to support the DRC government, a member of the 16-member SADC group, in restoring peace, security and stability.

Tshisekedi declares war on M23 Rebels, accuses Rwanda of military involvement
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 30, 2025

He accused Rwanda of deploying "thousands of soldiers" into eastern DRC, intensifying tensions between the two neighbours.

EAC summit urges DR Congo government to engage with M23 rebels directly
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 30, 2025

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi was absent, as had earlier been confirmed by his spokesperson Tina Salama.

US urges UN action to stop Rwanda, M23 rebels offensive in eastern DR Congo
Reuters  |  Jan 29, 2025

The Rwandan-backed M23 rebels marched into Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, on Monday in the worst escalation of a long-running conflict in mo...

Refugees, surrendering DRC soldiers and stranded truckers seek refuge in Rwanda
Reuters  |  Jan 29, 2025

An escalation of the three-year insurgency in Congo since the start of the year has forced around 400,000 people from their homes.

DR Congo's M23 rebels take control of Goma airport, embassies attacked in capital
Reuters  |  Jan 29, 2025

Francois Moreillon, head of the International Committee of the Red Cross in Congo, told Reuters that a medicine warehouse had been looted.

UN Security Council demands M23 forces stop offensive in eastern DR Congo
Reuters  |  Jan 27, 2025

The council urged Rwanda and the DRC to return to talks to achieve peace and address issues related to the presence of Rwanda Defence Forces in the ea...

DRC rebel alliance leader says they have taken Goma as thousands flee fighting
Reuters  |  Jan 27, 2025

The Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have quickly gained ground this month in DRC's conflict-riven eastern borderlands and launched an assault on Goma.

DR Congo cuts ties with Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates, peacekeepers killed
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

The United Nations said it had started temporarily relocating its non-essential staff from Goma due to the deteriorating security situation.

UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The operation to guard farmers who grow corn, beans, potatoes and manioc is known as "Secure Harvest" and it aims to allow them to work freely during...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi sacks military top brass in major reshuffle
Reuters  |  Dec 20, 2024

The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.

Congo's health ministry says unknown disease is severe malaria
Reuters  |  Dec 18, 2024

Earlier this month, local authorities said the disease had killed 143 people in the southwestern Kwango province in November.

Congo files criminal complaints against Apple in France, Belgium over conflict minerals
Reuters  |  Dec 17, 2024

Some artisanal mines are run by armed groups involved in massacres of civilians, mass rapes, looting and other crimes, according to UN experts and hum...

Congo to get Japan's mpox vaccine for children from next week, Africa CDC says
Reuters  |  Dec 13, 2024

The doses' arrival will boost hopes of curbing the outbreak, which the WHO has declared a global public health emergency.

WHO sends experts to help DR Congo diagnose mystery disease
Reuters  |  Dec 07, 2024

Symptoms of the illness include headache, cough, fever, breathing difficulties and anaemia, according to the WHO.

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