Articles for Eastern Congo

Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo
1 week, 1 day ago

Rwanda and Congo cancel peace talks to end a conflict in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Planned face-to-face peace talks between Congo and Rwanda have been unexpectedly canceled, the Congolese president said. Congo’s President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame were set to meet Sunday in Angola, which has been mediating the conflict to put an end to a decades-long conflict in eastern Congo between the Congolese army and M23 rebel group, …

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Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday
1 week, 1 day ago

Fighting in eastern Congo between army and rebels intensifies ahead of peace talks Sunday

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group intensified in eastern Congo in recent days ahead of much anticipated peace talks on Sunday, the army said. Congo’s army accused the M23 of killing 12 civilians earlier this week in villages of the Lubero territory in the eastern province of North-Kivu in a statement on Friday. …

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Extremist rebels linked to IS kill at least 9 and kidnap 3 in eastern Congo
2 weeks, 5 days ago

Extremist rebels linked to IS kill at least 9 and kidnap 3 in eastern Congo

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — Extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group killed at least 9 people, including an 8-month-old baby and a 14-year-old girl in eastern Congo and kidnapped several others, authorities said on Wednesday. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces attacked civilians in Tenambo village in the North Kivu province on Tuesday evening, Colonel Mak Hazukay, spokesperson for the …

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Fighting resumes in eastern Congo in cease-fire breach ahead of possible mediation talks
2 weeks, 6 days ago

Fighting resumes in eastern Congo in cease-fire breach ahead of possible mediation talks

LA Times  

In 2022, M23 rebels stand with their weapons in Kibumba in eastern Congo. Fighting between the Congolese army and the M23 rebel group resumed in eastern Congo in yet another cease-fire violation ahead of potential mediation talks, both groups said. M23 is one of a 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo near …

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East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks
3 weeks, 1 day ago

East African summit urges peace in eastern Congo but its leader skips talks

Associated Press  

ARUSHA, Tanzania — East African heads of state made another push for peace in eastern Congo on Saturday but its prospects remained bleak following a regional summit that was marked by the Congolese president’s absence and an early departure of his Rwandan counterpart. A communique read at the end of the closed-door meeting of the East African Community in Arusha, …

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Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year
1 month ago

Southern African leaders resolve to keep troops in conflict-torn eastern Congo for another year

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — Southern African leaders resolved Wednesday to extend for another year the presence of regional troops deployed to fight rebels in conflict-torn eastern Congo, and also pledged to work toward peace in Mozambique, where disputed elections stoked unrest. The leaders were meeting in Zimbabwe’s capital, Harare, for an extraordinary summit under the umbrella of the Southern African Development …

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13 killed, many kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo
1 month ago

13 killed, many kidnapped by extremist rebels in eastern Congo

Deccan Chronicle  

Kinshasa: At least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, local authorities said on Saturday. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, which has ties to IS, killed civilians in Mabisio village in North Kivu province, said the area's administrator, Col. Alain Kiwewa, on state television. Eastern Congo has …

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At least 13 killed, many others kidnapped by extremist rebels in Congo
1 month ago

At least 13 killed, many others kidnapped by extremist rebels in Congo

Hindustan Times  

At least 13 people were killed and others kidnapped in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, local authorities said Saturday. Eastern Congo has struggled with armed violence for decades as more than 120 groups fight for power, land and valuable mineral resources. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces, which has ties to IS, killed civilians …

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Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available
2 months ago

Years of war in Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. But little support is available

LA Times  

Nelly Shukuru, 51, holds the scarf she had planned on using to hang herself after spending three years in a displacement camp in Goma, eastern Congo. “The people who have died are better off than I am.” Years of conflict in eastern Congo have created a dire mental health crisis. Less than 30% of the requested $180 million for protection …

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Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Sex workers hit by Congo’s mpox outbreak say their only option is to keep working

The Independent  

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
3 months ago

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

The Hindu  

Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. "But our biggest joy was transformed into devastation.” In Congo’s Kamituga children are the worst sufferers Her daughter is one of more than 6,000 people officials suspect have contracted the disease in South Kivu province, the epicenter of the world’s latest mpox outbreak, …

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Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain mpox?

Associated Press  

KAVUMU, Congo — Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is “truly a challenge” — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility’s …

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
3 months ago

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

Associated Press  

KAMITUGA, Congo — Slumped on the ground over a mound of dirt, Divine Wisoba pulled weeds from her daughter’s grave. Gold miners at work on Sept. 5, 2024, in Kamituga in eastern Congo’s South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world’s latest outbreak of the disease. Maombi died of mpox, in Kamituga, South Kivu province, which is in …

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Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?
3 months ago

Why is Congo struggling to contain Mpox?

New Indian Express  

KAVUMU: Health authorities have struggled to contain outbreaks of mpox in Congo, a huge central African country where a myriad of existing problems makes stemming the spread particularly hard. Dr. Musole Mulambamunva Robert, medical director of the Kavumu hospital in eastern Congo, said it is "truly a challenge" — sometimes treating as many as four times the facility's capacity for …

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A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads
3 months ago

A gold mining town in Congo has become an mpox hot spot as a new strain spreads

LA Times  

Emile Miango, 2, who has mpox, lies in the hospital Sept. 4 in Kamituga, South Kivu province, which is the epicenter of the world’s latest outbreak of the disease in eastern Congo. “But our biggest joy was transformed into devastation.” Her daughter is one of more than 6,000 people officials suspect have contracted the disease in South Kivu province, the …

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20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo
3 months ago

20 people die in a militia attack in restive northeastern Congo

Associated Press  

KINSHASA, Congo — A militia attack killed over a dozen villagers in northeastern Congo, local authorities said on Tuesday, the latest in a series of violent assaults targeting civilians. Eastern Congo has been torn by decadelong fighting between government forces and more than 120 armed groups, often involving bombs targeting civilians as the militias seek a share of the region’s …

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Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week
4 months ago

Congo reports more than 1,000 new mpox cases in a week

The Independent  

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Governor of eastern Congo’s gold-rich province bans mining activities to ‘restore order’
5 months ago

Governor of eastern Congo’s gold-rich province bans mining activities to ‘restore order’

Associated Press  

The governor of the South Kivu province in eastern Congo on Friday ordered the suspension of all mining activities to “restore order” in the mineral-rich region, which is plagued by violence from armed groups. The statement said the aim of the decision was to “restore order to mining throughout the Province and to preserve not only human lives, but also …

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A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home
5 months ago

A truce to halt violence in eastern Congo is extended as calls grow for the displaced to return home

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — The United States late Wednesday announced the extension of a humanitarian truce that had reduced fighting in eastern Congo even as violence and human rights abuses continue there, leading to calls for an end to the conflict to allow displaced people to return home. The violence concentrated in the eastern North Kivu province has resulted not just …

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A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians
5 months, 1 week ago

A truce in Congo ends in a week. Aid groups say it could be a lost opportunity to help civilians

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A two-week truce in eastern Congo has heavily reduced fighting, but with a week left aid workers and local civil society groups say not much help has reached millions of people who are trapped in one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises. “We don’t see the benefit of a humanitarian truce if humanitarian aid does not reach …

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UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group
5 months, 1 week ago

UN experts: Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwandan troops are in Congo operating with the M23 rebel group

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday. The Rwandan forces’ “de facto control and direction over M23 operations also renders Rwanda liable for the actions of M23,” the panel of experts …

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Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Top UN official in Congo welcomes 2-week truce in the east, where violence is at ‘alarming levels’

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached “alarming levels” and risked provoking a wider regional conflict. Keita said that as U.N. experts have documented, “the government of Rwanda has reinforced its support to the M23, enabling it to make major territorial …

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2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict
5 months, 3 weeks ago

2 aid workers killed in the latest violent attack in eastern Congo’s conflict

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Two staff members of the foreign aid group Tearfund were killed when their convoy was attacked in eastern Congo, the organization said, the latest in a series of attacks targeting aid groups and residents in the region. The aid workers were killed on Sunday after their convoy had arrived in Butembo city in North Kivu province, where …

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Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Red Cross envoy: Congo conflict has worsened with sharp increases in sexual violence and wounded

Associated Press  

UNITED NATIONS — The decades-old conflict in Congo’s mineral-rich east has “drastically deteriorated” since early 2022, and gotten even worse since last October, with sharp increases in sexual violence, the number of wounded, and child recruitment, the top Red Cross official in the country said Wednesday. Moreillon told several reporters at the office of the ICRC’s U.N. envoy that the …

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