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M23 rebels take key town of Masisi as they advance in eastern DRC
6 days, 13 hours ago

M23 rebels take key town of Masisi as they advance in eastern DRC

Al Jazeera  

The town of Masisi is in a rich, mountainous location that provides access to the provincial capital of Goma. M23 rebel fighters in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have taken control of a strategic town in the east of the Central African country, local politicians say, adding to the armed group’s recent gains in the region. The group took …

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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, 4 weeks 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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‘I’ll never see him again’: Attacks killing aid workers in eastern DRC
6 months 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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DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’
6 months, 1 week ago

DRC tribunal sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’

Al Jazeera  

Military court in Butembo set up as part of crackdown on soldiers fleeing M23 rebels as fighting rages in the east. The Butembo military court in North Kivu province handed the sentences down on Wednesday, deeming them guilty of fleeing the enemy, dissipation of war munitions and violation of orders. ‘Weaken our military’ In early May, eight Congolese soldiers, including …

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Could a Southern African military force help bring stability to DRC?
10 months, 3 weeks 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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Analysis: Has DR Congo’s Tshisekedi delivered enough to win a second term?
1 year ago

Analysis: Has DR Congo’s Tshisekedi delivered enough to win a second term?

Al Jazeera  

Thousands turn up at President Tshisekedi’s campaign rallies. “It was Kabila who controlled the situation.” A turning point soon came when Tshisekedi dealt a surprising card, edging out the former president’s cronies from government or winning them over with political positions or financial packages, Malukisa said. Whether he successfully leverages the powers of incumbency or is forced out after one …

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Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels
1 year, 1 month ago

Congo’s president makes campaign stop near conflict zone and blasts Rwanda for backing rebels

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A fiery President Felix Tshisekedi rallied thousands of supporters at a stadium in a conflict-stricken eastern region of Congo on Sunday, making one of his final campaign sweeps through the country in the lead-up to elections later this month. We are going to put an end to their barbaric reign of terrorism, which has put the Congolese …

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Clash between armed forces and protesters in Congo kills at least 26, local official says
1 year, 4 months ago

Clash between armed forces and protesters in Congo kills at least 26, local official says

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — A clash between Congolese armed forces and members of a religious sect protesting Western organizations operating in Congo killed at least 26 people, a local official said Thursday. The violence broke out early Wednesday in the eastern city of Goma where Wazalendo followers gathered for a protest, which had been banned by the city mayor, against a …

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Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds
1 year, 11 months ago

Fighting intensifies in eastern Congo, displacing hundreds

Associated Press  

GOMA, Congo — Fighting intensified around a town in eastern Congo Thursday as a rebel group seeking to expand the territory it controls increased pressure on government troops defending it, forcing hundreds of civilians to flee their homes. Congo for months has accused neighboring Rwanda of supporting the M23 group — whose origins lie in the region’s ethnic fighting — …

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Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N.
2 years ago

Abduction, torture, rape: Conflict in Congo worsens, says U.N.

LA Times  

The accounts are haunting. At the Bunagana border crossing with Uganda, the rebels earned an average of $27,000 a month making people pay to carry goods in and out of the country, said the U.N. Two locals living under M23, who did not want to be named out of fear for their safety, told the Associated Press they’d been forced …

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DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them
2 years, 1 month ago

DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them

Al Jazeera  

Congolese government has rejected any direct talks with M23, while the armed group says it has no plans to withdraw. Fighting resumed between troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 rebels in the country’s east on Friday, as the armed group said a ceasefire deal between African leaders “doesn’t really concern” them. But Lawrence Kanyuka, the political …

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UN troops in DRC make ‘strategic withdrawal’ from key army base
2 years, 2 months ago

UN troops in DRC make ‘strategic withdrawal’ from key army base

Al Jazeera  

Analysts say the loss of the military base is a setback for the DRC’s war against armed groups in the eastern region. The United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo has withdrawn troops from the eastern military base of Rumangabo, ceding ground in the battle against the M23 rebel group. The M23 resumed fighting in late …

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Overcrowded DRC prisons ‘ticking time-bomb’ for COVID-19 pandemic
4 years, 8 months ago

Overcrowded DRC prisons ‘ticking time-bomb’ for COVID-19 pandemic

Al Jazeera  

DRC’s main prisons are filled at 432 percent on average, making them some of the most overcrowded in the world. Stuart Kinner, a global health professor at Melbourne University who co-authored a paper in The Lancet on the dangers of COVID-19 in prisons, said the situation was a “ticking time-bomb”. He added: “There’s likely to be an explosive outbreak, meaning …

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