Mongabay on MSN4d
Amid bombs and chaos, Goma’s displaced residents share their fears and hopes
I fled the fighting in Bweremana between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo [FARDC] and the M23 armed group ...
The Citizen18h
SANDF soldier killed in the DRC to be buried in Burgersfort
One of the 14 SANDF soldiers killed in the DRC will be buried next to the Ntwampe Secondary School in Moroke, Burgersfort, tomorrow, February 22. Family representatives of Lance Corporal Moffat Tseke ...
The EastAfrican on MSN1d
Congo’s Uvira residents state their greatest fears
Over the past two years, the Kivus and Ituri regions have witnessed increased violence due to a military campaign by the M23.
Africanews English on MSN1d
Boat traffic between eastern DR Congo cities of Goma and Bukavu resumes
The crucial ferries were suspended for several days due to fierce fighting between the army and M23 rebels in the region.
allAfrica.com on MSN1d
DR Congo violence has pushed 35,000 to Burundi, says UN refugee agency
Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has continued to uproot thousands more people to ...
A meeting with the rebel leader seeking control in Congo
Corneille Nangaa once helped rig electiosn in favor of Congo's president. Now he is leading the M23 militia's bloody ...
Briefly on MSN6d
M23 Rebels Enter DRC’s Bukavu As SA Family Fears for SANDF Member Who Is Hiding in the Bushes
M23 rebels have taken over Bukavu a few weeks after seizing control of Goma. Family members of an SANDF member say he is in ...
AllAfrica.com5d
Congo-Kinshasa: Aid Efforts Hamstrung in Goma As the M23 Tightens Control
The Rwanda-backed rebel group launched an offensive in late 2021, winning swathes of territory in North Kivu province from the Congolese army. By 2022, it had surrounded Goma, the provincial capital, ...
Anxiety rises in DR Congo capital as M23 rebels advance in east
As Rwanda-backed rebels strolled through the streets of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's second-largest city, President ...
The Marietta Times1h
Syria’s Christians mark a decade since a horrific IS attack and worry about their future
It was a mournful moment for Christians in Syria. A bell that once summoned residents to worship rang out, but the church was no longer there. The Saint Odisho church was blown up by the Islamic State ...
La Croix1d
Bukavu in ruins as M23 rebels seize control of DR Congo’s South Kivu
Bukavu rises from chaos, but scars remain. Looters and rebels left devastation, yet merchants return, clinging to hope. As ...