DRC Crisis Stories

Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo
Reuters  |  Apr 01, 2025

The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga comes as Congo's army faces an unprecedented advance by M23 rebels...

MSF warns of renewed violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's Ituri province
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 25, 2025

The medical humanitarian organisation called on all state and non-state armed groups in Ituri to spare civilians as well as healthcare facilities, whi...

AUC Chairperson Mahmoud Youssouf welcomes Angola's efforts to pacify eastern DR Congo
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 21, 2025

Mahmoud said the Luanda process has contributed significantly to creating conditions for dialogue and regional and international engagement.

Agency warns of food shortages as Congolese refugee numbers surge
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 22, 2025

Burundi has received nearly 66,000 Congolese refugees, with the number of new arrivals doubling in recent weeks.

EAC, SADC ministers meet in Harare to discuss escalating crisis in eastern DRC
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 17, 2025

One of the key issue that will be discussed is the appointment of the three co-facilitators named by President William Ruto to push the peace processe...

Kenya calls for sustained international funding to avert further conflict in DRC
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 10, 2025

He proposed the formation of a Joint Technical Team under the regional secretariats of the East African Community (EAC) and the Southern African Devel...

Goma in crisis: Mass graves, looted aid and rising Cholera cases
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 05, 2025

The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reports that nearly all displacement camps along the Kanyaruchinya axis...

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