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'Mystery disease' victims in Congo have malaria, could be sick with multiple diseases: WHO
1 week, 5 days ago

'Mystery disease' victims in Congo have malaria, could be sick with multiple diseases: WHO

Firstpost  

Since late October, a ‘mystery disease’ has infected more than 400 and killed dozens in a rural southern province of Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo A Congolese nurse takes a sample from a suspected mpox patient in the treatment centre at the Kavumu hospital in Kabare territory, South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo, August 29, 2024. REUTERS …

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China backs peace in Africa area
2 months, 2 weeks ago

China backs peace in Africa area

China Daily  

Civil society workers arrange coffins of civilians killed during the clashes between M23 rebels and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, at a mourning ceremony held at the Stade de l'Unite in Goma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo, September 2, 2024. China’s envoy to the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated support for the Democratic Republic …

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What is behind Rwanda’s election outcome?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

What is behind Rwanda’s election outcome?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On July 15, Rwanda held its fourth presidential election since the 1994 Tutsi genocide. Partial results released by Rwanda’s National Electoral Commission reveal overwhelming support for President Paul Kagame. According to the South African Broadcasting Corporation and Al Jazeera, Rwanda’s impressive development record under Kagame was crucial in the 2024 elections, attracting young and first-time voters …

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‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC
5 months, 2 weeks ago

‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Since the start of 2024, more than 170 security incidents have directly targeted humanitarian workers, the UN says. According to accounts shared with Al Jazeera by some displaced people, misconceptions and communication scarcity may be among factors leading to the mistrust of aid workers in the DRC. It’s not cautious to attack NGOs, it can negatively impact on the humanitarian …

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ISIL-affiliated rebel fighters blamed after 38 killed in DR Congo attack
6 months, 2 weeks ago

ISIL-affiliated rebel fighters blamed after 38 killed in DR Congo attack

Al Jazeera  

The armed men used guns and machetes to attack residents of villages in Beni territory, in North Kivu province. Rebel fighters affiliated with ISIL have killed at least 38 people in an overnight attack on a village in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, officials and a civil society leader in the region have said. The armed men used guns and …

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DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government
6 months, 3 weeks ago

DR Congo ends impasse to appoint new government

Al Jazeera  

Five-month delay since election featured an attempted coup as conflict rages in mineral-rich east. Last year, the Congolese government said the country’s economy was losing $1bn a year due to illicit trade, which sees large amounts of minerals like coltan – vital for the manufacturing of mobile phones and car batteries – smuggled to Rwanda. The failed coup on May …

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At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps
7 months, 2 weeks ago

At least 12 killed in bomb attacks on eastern DR Congo displacement camps

Al Jazeera  

Congolese government, US blame Rwandan army and M23 rebel group for targeting camps where thousands are seeking refuge. At least 12 people, including children, have been killed in twin bomb blasts that hit two camps for displaced people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, according to government officials, the United Nations and an aid group. Government spokesperson Yolande Makolo …

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Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Eastern DRC ‘at breaking point’ as security, humanitarian crises worsen

Al Jazeera  

UN warns of deteriorating situation as M23 rebels continue to make gains, pushing hundreds of thousands of civilians from their homes. War is on the doorstep of eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Goma city and the region is at breaking point, activists and aid workers have said, as the United Nations sounds an alarm over the situation in the …

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A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo
10 months ago

A guide to the decades-long conflict in DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

The resource-rich country, now facing a major rebel attack, has been racked by conflict for more than 30 years. On October 24, 1996, the Tutsi-dominated AFDL in Kivu and troops of the Rwandan army launched offensives in eastern DRC, sparking the First Congo War. In response, Rwanda backed a new rebel group, the Rally for Congolese Democracy which launched a …

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Could a Southern African military force help bring stability to DRC?
10 months, 1 week ago

Could a Southern African military force help bring stability to DRC?

Al Jazeera  

South Africa is deploying thousands of troops to the Democratic Republic of Congo to help the country resist rebel attacks which are driving one of Africa’s most serious humanitarian crises. On Wednesday, the South African government said that 2,900 SANDF soldiers were being mobilised for its part in a regional push by the South African Development Community to support DRC’s …

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Rebel attack in western Burundi kills at least 20
1 year ago

Rebel attack in western Burundi kills at least 20

Al Jazeera  

It is the second attack in two weeks by the RED-Tabara rebels, who have been largely inactive inside Burundi since 2021. The RED-Tabara rebel group, which has been battling Burundi’s government from bases in the eastern DRC since 2015, claimed on the social media platform X to have killed nine soldiers and one police officer. Witnesses who spoke to the …

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Five key issues at stake in the DR Congo’s crucial election
1 year ago

Five key issues at stake in the DR Congo’s crucial election

Al Jazeera  

Here’s what’s at stake as millions go to vote this December in Africa’s second-largest country by size. Widespread violence perpetrated by multiple armed groups with varying motives has racked the country’s east for about three decades now, leading to the displacement of seven million people. This November, Colin Robertson of Global Witness documented one of the more recent scandals at …

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Rwanda is no refuge for UK asylum seekers
1 year, 6 months ago

Rwanda is no refuge for UK asylum seekers

Al Jazeera  

Before opening its doors to those seeking refuge in the UK, Rwanda should tackle the issues that lead Rwandans to flee and refuse to return home. However, Rwanda itself creates thousands of refugees every year and its government is yet to guarantee a safe environment for Rwandan refugees settled across the world to return home. Unlike Rwanda’s previous governments, the …

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Civilians pay heavy price of worsening conflict in east DRC: UN
1 year, 9 months ago

Civilians pay heavy price of worsening conflict in east DRC: UN

Al Jazeera  

Escalating violence forced nearly 300,000 people to flee Rutshuru and Masisi territories of North Kivu province last month, UNHCR says. UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh said on Friday the violence had prompted nearly 300,000 people to flee across the Rutshuru and Masisi territories of the DRC’s North Kivu province in February. Expressing “great alarm”, Saltmarsh said the UNHCR and its partners …

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One peacekeeper killed in DRC after UN chopper comes under fire
1 year, 10 months ago

One peacekeeper killed in DRC after UN chopper comes under fire

Al Jazeera  

Sunday’s incident comes a day after leaders of the East African Community held a summit on the DRC crisis, in Burundi. A United Nations peacekeeper has been killed in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo when a helicopter operated by the peacekeeping force came under fire midair on Sunday, the UN mission called MONUSCO said. Eight peacekeepers were killed …

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M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says
2 years ago

M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern DRC, UN says

Al Jazeera  

Victims were ‘arbitrarily executed’ during a massacre in two villages in North Kivu in late November, a preliminary investigation has found. M23 rebels killed at least 131 civilians in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo late last month as part of a campaign of murder, rape, kidnapping and looting, the United Nations has said. In a preliminary investigation released on …

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DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels
2 years ago

DR Congo says more than 270 killed in massacre by rebels

Al Jazeera  

Democratic Republic of the Congo says ‘children were killed’ in attack it blames on rebels in country’s restive east. The UN’s peacekeeping mission in the DRC denounced reports of the atrocities last week, saying they could amount to “crimes under international humanitarian law” if confirmed. The DRC army and the M23 — a predominantly Congolese Tutsi rebel group — have …

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Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’
2 years, 6 months ago

Anti-Rwanda protest in DR Congo over alleged rebel ‘backing’

Al Jazeera  

Relations have been strained since the mass arrival of Rwandan Hutus in eastern DRC after the 1994 Rwandan genocide. Hundreds have staged an anti-Rwanda protest in the Democratic Republic of the Congo capital Kinshasa, over Kigali’s alleged support to the M23, a notorious rebel group, as tensions between the two neighbours grow. The Rwanda Defence Force later said two soldiers …

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Civilians killed in eastern DR Congo rebel attack
2 years, 6 months ago

Civilians killed in eastern DR Congo rebel attack

Al Jazeera  

Several civilians have been killed by rebel fighters in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the country’s army and civil society groups. A spokesman for the DRC army told the AFP news agency that “more than a dozen” people have been killed in Saturday’s attack, while the Red Cross put the death toll at 24. The killings took place …

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Investigation documents murder, rape by DRC national park guards
2 years, 8 months ago

Investigation documents murder, rape by DRC national park guards

Al Jazeera  

Report says US, German-funded park guards and DRC soldiers committed atrocities in Kahuzi-Biega National Park for years. It discovered that at least 20 Batwa people were allegedly killed by “joint contingents” of park guards and Congolese soldiers in three waves of violent attacks between 2019 to 2021. “These international supporters of the park were notified repeatedly that their funding and …

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DRC militia kills dozens in attack on camp for displaced people
2 years, 10 months ago

DRC militia kills dozens in attack on camp for displaced people

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A militia in eastern Democratic …

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Calls for justice after DRC refugee murdered in Brazil
2 years, 10 months ago

Calls for justice after DRC refugee murdered in Brazil

Al Jazeera  

Family say Moise Kabagambe, 24, was fatally beaten after asking for two days overdue wages from his Rio de Janeiro employer. “They killed him like an animal,” Kabagambe’s mother Ivana Lay told the Extra daily newspaper. His family has told local media that Kabagambe had arrived in Brazil when he was 11, fleeing fighting between Hemu and Lendu ethnic groups …

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Several killed as protests rock Goma in eastern DRC
3 years ago

Several killed as protests rock Goma in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

Clashes between protesters and police break out in capital of North Kivu province. “Two law enforcement officers were killed and two seriously injured,” General Sylvain Ekenge, a spokesman for the military governor of North Kivu province, told reporters. Many in Goma are also fed up with a surge in attacks by various armed groups in North Kivu and Ituri provinces …

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Suspected ADF attacks kill 16 people in eastern DR Congo
3 years ago

Suspected ADF attacks kill 16 people in eastern DR Congo

Al Jazeera  

Violence follows launch of joint military operations against the armed group by the DRC and Uganda. Suspected fighters of the Allied Democratic Forces have killed 16 people in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, in attacks that took place as a joint operation by Congolese and Ugandan forces against the armed group is currently under way. Local officials said on …

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