Wazalendo militias Stories

Rwanda grants SADC troops safe passage from DR Congo conflict zone
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

The mission encountered significant setbacks, including the loss of 20 soldiers and being pinned down by M23 fighters. A deal struck in March between...

Tanzania’s Chadema disqualified from 2025 election for refusing to sign ethics code
Amina Wako  |  Apr 12, 2025

Chadema Secretary-General John Mnyika had previously declared the party’s intention to boycott the signing of ethics code, citing unresolved grievance...

Rebel advance causes panic in Congolese border town Uvira
Reuters  |  Feb 19, 2025

Residents and officials described scenes of looting, bodies lying in the street, and government soldiers commandeering boats to flee across Lake Tanga...

DRC army retreat from Bukavu leads to clashes with allied militias
Reuters  |  Feb 18, 2025

Three Congolese military sources said the decision to retreat was made to avoid the bloodshed that accompanied the fall of Goma, eastern Congo's large...

Soldiers and militia turn on civilians in encircled DR Congo's Goma city
AFP  |  Apr 12, 2024

Goma has a resident population of one million, with another million displaced by the war crammed into desperate, temporary camps that have become the...

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