Over 230,000 Flee Eastern DR Congo Violence Since January 1: UN
Swelling violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has displaced some 237,000 people since the start of the year, the United Nations said Friday.
Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 10 people in eastern Congo
At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said Wednesday.
Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
Eastern Congo has been in conflict for decades with more than 100 armed groups, most of which are vying for territory in the vast and mineral-rich region near the border with Rwanda.
M23 rebels seize key town in eastern DRC
The Tutsi-led group has been waging a renewed insurgency since 2022; the captured town is near the provincial capital Goma
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Residents and officials say rebels have seized 2 key towns in eastern Congo
GOMA, Congo — Rebels with the M23 group have seized two key towns in eastern Congo as they advance in the volatile region, civil society and a local politician said Monday, as the security and humanitarian crisis deepened. The rebels over the past week ...
Rwandan soldiers fired rockets that killed 17 in a refugee camp, United Nations says
JOHANNESBURG – Rwandan soldiers were responsible for a horrific rocket attack that killed at least 17 people, mainly women and children, at a refugee camp in eastern Congo last year, a new United Nations report says.