Al Jazeera on MSN5h
DR Congo’s rebels vow to take Kinshasa after claiming capture of Goma
The bloody conflict in the eastern DRC took a dramatic turn this week when Kigali-backed fighters from the M23 claimed to ...
AFP on MSN7h
Rwanda-backed M23 advances towards second DR Congo regional capital
The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after ...
Tagtik on MSN3d
Embassies attacked in Kinshasa, fire in the French embassy
A demonstration in opposition to the conflict in North Kivu targeted embassies in Kinshasa. Several diplomatic ...
La Croix2d
DR Congo: Precious minerals at the heart of the conflict in Kivu
Since neighboring Rwanda’s Tutsi genocide, eastern DR Congo has faced relentless war. Beyond security concerns, Kigali ...
Goma under siege: What do M23, Rwanda want and what can happen next?
Goma, the capital of North Kivu, is both a strategic economic hub and a trade conduit to Rwanda. Rwanda frames its ...
Congo's North Kivu governor dies from injuries in rebel offensive
KINSHASA (Reuters) - The military governor of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of Congo has died from injuries ...
The Africa Report1d
DRC: Rwanda‑backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’
Local sources said Kigali-backed fighters were advancing on a new front and had seized two districts in South Kivu province, ...
AllAfrica.com on MSN3d
Congo-Kinshasa: Three Questions on the Intensification of the Armed Conflict in the DRC
In recent weeks, the armed conflict in the DRC between the M23/AFC and the Congolese army, backed by their allies, has flared ...
The EastAfrican2d
Fall of DRC’s Goma: Urgent action needed to avert a regional war
East African leaders are planning a presidential summit to try to resolve the crisis. Kenyan President Ruto announced that ...
The Africa Report6h
DRC: Who is Corneille Nangaa, the man leading the M23 rebels?
Former election-chief-turned-rebel-leader Corneille Nangaa has gone from overseeing Congo’s contested 2018 election to leading a powerful insurgency against the DRC’s President Félix Tshisekedi.
Violence erupts in mineral-rich DR Congo as rebels move into key city. Here’s what we know
A rebel alliance claimed the capture of the biggest city in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich eastern region ...
Anadolu Ajansi3d
FACTBOX - What led to the escalation in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
M23 rebels captured the key city of Goma in the eastern DRC Monday, forcing thousands of civilians to flee in the latest in a ...