The Africa Report4d
DRC conflict: How far, and fast, can M23 go to capture Buvaku?
The rebel M23 group has threatened to take over the capital of South Kivu in Democratic Republic of Congo following its ...
The Africa Report4d
Uganda: Why Museveni, Muhoozi see the DRC’s M23 conflict differently
President Yoweri Museveni remains cautious regarding the fighting raging in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), ...
The New Times on MSN4d
Rwanda-DR Congo border crossings surge to over 30,000 after M23 secures Goma
Rwanda and DR Congo’s border towns of Rubavu and Goma, respectively, are experiencing a surge in cross-border movement of people and goods after AFC/M23 rebels secured the capital of eastern DR ...
Human Rights Watch7d
UN Rights Council Launches Inquiry into Atrocities in Eastern DR Congo
The United Nations Human Rights Council today agreed by consensus to launch an urgent fact-finding mission and commission of ...
thenewhumanitarian8d
Goma dispatch: Mass graves and reprisal fears as M23 seize DR Congo city
The M23, whose top brass are mostly Congolese Tutsi, began its insurgency more than three years ago after a decade of ...
The Observer14d
M23 rebels now want to capture DRC capital Kinshasa
Rwanda-backed rebels who captured eastern Congo’s largest city said Thursday they want to take their fight to the far-off capital, Kinshasa, while Congo’s president called for a massive military ...
ecr.co.za14d
Southern African summit pledges 'unwavering' support for DRC
Southern African leaders pledged "unwavering" backing Friday to the Democratic Republic of Congo after advances by the Rwanda-backed M23 group, which captured the biggest city in its mineral-rich ...
Africanews14d
SADC leaders agree to maintain peacekeeping forces in eastern DRC
South African leaders have agreed to maintain peacekeeping forces in eastern DR Congo after Rwanda-backed rebels seized the regional hub. The decision was made at an extraordinary meeting of the ...
Jacaranda FM14d
SADC pledges 'unwavering' support for DRC
Southern African leaders pledged "unwavering" backing Friday to the Democratic Republic of Congo after advances by the Rwanda-backed M23 group, which captured the biggest city in its mineral-rich ...
Defence Web14d
South African troops are dying in the DRC: why they’re there and what’s going wrong
SANDF Mamba apparently captured by M23 rebels in the DR Congo in 2024. The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of ...
CNN14d
UN says more than 700 killed in just five days of fighting in DR Congo
More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) between January 26-30, UN Secretary-General ...
eNCA15d
FACTSHEET: A short history of the conflict in the DRC and M23
President Ramaphosa said, in a statement that, the fighting is the result of an escalation by the rebel group M23 and Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) militia engaging the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC ...