Democratic Republic of Congo: What's happening and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Rwandan-backed M23 rebels who in late January captured Goma, the biggest city in eastern Congo, have since been advancing around one of Africa's great lakes, Lake Kivu, towards the second-biggest city ...
The Lancet1d
Humanitarian and health-care crises in eastern DR Congo
An offensive by M23 fighters is disrupting health services and displacing people in a region already beset by health ...
La Croix2d
DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
(Illustration photo — The interior view of Notre Dame de la Sagesse at the University of Kinshasa (Photo ... to death,” explained Democratic Republic of the Congo’s Justice Minister Constant ...
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
Family fleeing violence in eastern Congo sees little hope as rebels grab more land
Thousands of families have been displaced by violence in eastern Congo, where Rwanda-backed rebels last month seized the key city of Goma in a blitz offensive in the mineral-rich region ...
Who's pulling the strings in the DR Congo crisis?
The seizure by M23 rebels of vast tracts of land in the mineral-rich east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has triggered a ...
Kinshasa’s traffic cops run an extortion scheme generating five times more revenue than fines
Commuting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presents challenges for its 17 million residents. Massive traffic jams and unsafe driving cause chaos on the roads, leading to ...
NDTV14d
"All Our Citizens Are Safe", Says India Amid DR Congo Conflict
Mr Jaiswal while addressing a press briefing said that the Indian embassy in Kinshasa is in constant touch with the Indians there. "In Democratic Republic of Congo, there we saw that in some parts ...
Big News Network.com14d
"All our citizens are safe," MEA says on DRC conflict
Jaiswal while addressing a press briefing said that the Indian embassy in Kinshasa is in constant touch with the Indians there. "In Democratic Republic of Congo. There we saw that in some parts of ...
Daily Monitor14d
The tragedy of Congo
Early in the week, by many accounts, the so-called M23 rebels had effectively taken Goma, the biggest and most important city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Lofty names can be ...
The Washington Post14d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
KAMPALA, Uganda — After Rwanda-backed M23 rebels took control of the biggest city in eastern Congo this week ... of his plan to fight all the way to Kinshasa, the national capital a thousand ...
Northcountrypublicradio.org14d
5 things to know about the fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo
GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo — On Monday ... The M23 is now threatening to march "all the way to Kinshasa," the DRC capital, in a conflict that could have seismic impacts across central ...