Congo severs ties with Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates
Congo has severed all diplomatic ties with Rwanda and South Africa said on Saturday that nine of its peacekeepers had been ...
Congo severs ties with Rwanda, accusing it of backing M23 rebels
M23 insurgency in eastern Congo has intensified in January with the rebels seizing control of more territory than ever before ...
AFP on MSN42m
Emergency UN meeting to convene as deadly fighting escalates in DR Congo
The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu have been plagued by conflicts for three decades, with the Rwanda ...
Al Jazeera on MSN3h
12 peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo fighting
At least 12 peacekeepers, including two from the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO, have been killed in fighting in eastern ...
allAfrica.com on MSN20h
Democratic Republic of Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma
On January 21, 2025, the M23 and Rwandan forces captured Minova, a town 40 kilometers from Goma, cutting off supply routes to the city’s one to two million people. The fighting has caused people in at ...
New Vision on MSN17h
S. African peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DRC
Three South African peacekeepers have been killed in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, where fighting intensified on ...
9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city
GOMA, Congo (AP) — Nine United Nations peacekeepers in eastern Congo sustained injuries during fighting with the M23 armed ...
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Fighting reaches outskirts of eastern Congo's largest city as rebels close in
Panic spread in eastern Congo's main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer to Goma and seizing a nearby ...
The Citizen on MSN7h
Congo provincial military governor dies in rebel offensive
The rebels are advancing on two fronts near the provincial capital Goma in the nation’s turbulent east, where tens of ...