Hundreds injured as M23 rebels advance on eastern DR Congo’s main city
M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling Goma, which has around two million people and is a regional hub for security...
Read More
Rebels advance, Congolese forces retreat from eastern Congo's second-largest city
Panic swept through eastern Congo's second-largest city on Saturday as residents fled by the thousands, scrambling to escape the looming advance of...
Read More
Thousands flee as rebels enter the outskirts of the city of Goma
M23 rebels and allied Rwandan forces entered the outskirts of Goma on Sunday and the airport in the key eastern city was no longer in use, the top...
Read More
DR Congo says rebels occupy 2nd major city in its mineral-rich east
Rebels have “occupied” a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, the government said Sunday, as M23 rebels positioned themselves at the...
Read More
WHO says water contamination is suspected in one of the Congo villages struck by illness
Authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been...
Read More
M23 rebels tighten their grip on second major city in eastern DRC
Rwanda-backed rebels tightened their grip on Bukavu on Monday, a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo...
Read More
Uganda discharges last Ebola patients; No new deaths from contagious virus reported
Uganda discharged on Tuesday the last eight patients who recovered from Ebola, health authorities reported, and there were no other positive cases in...
Read More
Protesters attack foreign embassies in DR Congo over M23 rebel advance
Dozens of protesters in Kinshasa attacked foreign embassies, demanding action against M23 rebels in the country's east. Police used teargas to...
Read More
After resolutions on Sudan, DRC at African Union summit, analysts urge swift action
Regional analysts are calling for the swift implementation of resolutions made at the recently concluded African Union (AU) Summit in Ethiopia. The...
Read More
DR Congo foreign minister calls for UN action as rebels take over Goma
Thousands of residents who fled following a major escalation of the decades-long conflict arrived at the Rwandan border, as M23 rebels consolidate...
Read MoreEnd of content
No more pages to load