Reuters10d
Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble as rebels take another town
Rebels have captured eastern town of Nyabibwe Government says its forces resist advance U.N. estimates at least 2,800 killed in fighting GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo, Feb 5 (Reuters ...
The New York Times8d
Congo Buries Its Dead After Rebel Assault
Supported by It was one of the deadliest battles in decades in the Democratic Republic of Congo. After the city of Goma fell to a rebel group known as M23 last week, the International Red Cross ...
Reuters9d
Tshisekedi to join regional summit on eastern Congo conflict
Summit may bring Congo and Rwanda leaders together for first time UN warns conflict in eastern Congo could inflame the region Rebel advance sparks panic in Bukavu, other eastern towns Feb 6 ...
CNN6d
Eastern and Southern African leaders hold unprecedented summit to seek way out of Congo conflict
Leaders of Eastern and Southern African regional blocs met for an unprecedented joint summit on Saturday to find a solution to a conflict in eastern Congo, where Rwandan-backed rebels’ rapid ...
CNN2d
USAID employees detail harrowing exits from DR Congo amid violence as Trump administration dismantles agency
The State Department ordered non-emergency US government personnel and their family members to leave the Democratic Republic of Congo amid escalating violence in the country and its capital city ...
Cfr.org7d
War Returns to the Democratic Republic of Congo: What to Know
Current political and economic issues succinctly explained. In January, rebel fighters claimed the eastern city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Their sweep into Goma—a ...
NDTV13d
"All Our Citizens Are Safe", Says India Amid DR Congo Conflict
About twenty-five thousand Indian citizens live in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Mr Jaiswal said. Official Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs Randhir Jaiswal said on Friday that ...
ABC News20d
Congo severs ties with Rwanda as rebels close in on Goma, displacing thousands
Congo has severed diplomatic ties with Rwanda as fighting between Rwanda-backed rebels and government forces rages around the key eastern city of Goma GOMA, Congo -- Congo severed diplomatic ties ...
The Washington Post18d
Congo tries to slow the assault of Rwanda-backed rebels amid reports of dead bodies in the streets
GOMA, Congo — Congolese security forces on Tuesday tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo's largest city, as U.N ...
CBC.ca20d
Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels
Congo has severed all diplomatic ties with Rwanda and South Africa, and said on Saturday that nine of its peacekeepers had been killed amid a surge in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels in mineral ...
National Geographic news11d
What’s behind the strange rash of ’dinosaur’ sightings in the Congo?
Deep in the heart of Odzala-Kokoua National Park, Selah Abong’o froze, convinced she was about to encounter something out of legend: a mokele-mbembe, Congo’s mythical dinosaur. In 2003 ...