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On Saturday, eight of the soldiers who were killed in the crossfire between M23 rebels and DRC army forces were laid to rest by their families in different parts of the country. The remains of the ...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi will launch a unity government, his spokesperson said on Saturday, as he faces domestic pressure over his handling of an offensive by Rwanda-backed M23 rebels ...

The conflict also saw several mercenaries hired from European countries, especially Romania surrender after they were over powered by M23 rebels. After capturing Goma and its main airport, the ...

According to various sources, the M23 receives support from soldiers in neighboring Rwanda. However, the government of Rwanda rejects all accusations of this. The DRC authorities are outraged at ...

They emphasized that there is no military solution to the conflict and called for an immediate ceasefire. Earlier, on February 7, President Ruto had also spoken with Rubio regarding Kenya’s ...

The latest developments come as M23 rebels intensify their war against DRC's armed forces, capturing the city of Goma. The conflict in Africa is among the issues on the agenda at the G20 foreign ...

As Rwandan-backed M23 fighters continue to make significant advances in eastern DRC, having captured the cities of Goma and Bukavu, the conflict is now triggering warnings from the UN Security ...

Since 1996, conflict in eastern DRC has led to approximately six million deaths. The First Congo War (1996–1997) began in the wake of the 1994 Rwandan Genocide, during which ethnic Hutu ...

“Everybody is really worried,” said Sara Rosenberg, who volunteered at the two-decade-old Lwiro Primates Rehabilitation Centre (CRPL) in Lwiro village in DRC’s South Kivu province, where ...

Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda’s exports to the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) surpassed $2.9 billion in the 33 months ending September 2024, despite the fragile security situation in Ituri and the ...

An M23 rebel guards the SAMIDRC base in Goma. The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) should withdraw from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) because it can no longer influence the ...