I experienced the fall of Goma. I had to leave my Congolese colleagues in a critical situation
A professor of global health was in Kivu when the fighting began to rage. She recounts what she and her colleagues ...
'I risked drowning to flee conscription by Congolese rebels'
Jordan Bita preferred to risk his life swimming across a roaring river than stay at home and be conscripted by rebels in ...
Cyclists 'felt safe' in Rwanda despite security concerns
Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
The Daily Monitor on MSN12h
Newly appointed rebel authorities in eastern DRC bury blast victims
Witnesses said a grenade intended to hit a convoy of rebel leaders in the city's central square missed its mark ...
The East African on MSN7h
DRC now imposes ‘entry tax’ on goods from M23 strongholds
Rwandan security forces stand guard at the Rusizi border with DRC on February 17, 2025. Congolese authorities are imposing ...
The New Times on MSN1h
DR Congo crisis: M23 blasts ‘deliberate manipulation aimed at tarnishing our movement’s image’
The AFC/M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo have stressed that their troops operate in strict compliance with international humanitarian law and dismissed allegations that their forces are attacking ...
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Churches In Eastern DRC Forced To Shelter M23 Rebels As Violence Against Christians Escalates
In the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo, churches have been forced to become safe havens for M23 rebels, a Tutsi-led paramilitary group that continues to target Christian civilians ...