The Africa Report8h
M23 takes Walikale in DRC, defying ceasefire: The shifting front line of the rebel offensive
The M23 rebels took control of the North Kivu mining town a day after Félix Tshisekedi and Paul Kagame called for an ...
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 ...
Devdiscourse5d
Humanitarian Crisis Deepens in South Kivu as Conflict Displaces Over 850,000 People, Half of Them Children
The health system is under severe strain, facing overcrowded hospitals and shortages of vital medicines and equipment.
Mongabay News on MSN13d
The environmental toll of the M23 conflict in eastern DRC (Analysis)
By Fergus O’Leary SimpsonJoel MasselinkLara Collart The resurgence of the M23 (March 23 movement) rebel group has once again ...
The New York Times29d
One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
The Rwandan shore of Lake Kivu offers leisure and relaxation ... Rwanda denies backing the rebels. Map locates Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo and Gisenyi in Rwanda.
AllAfrica.com28d
Congo-Kinshasa: Conflict Spreads to South Kivu as Clashes Continue
Marcus Bachmann, Doctors Without Borders (MSF) head of programmes for South Kivu province, explains the situation in this part of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) as the conflict evolves.
The Independent10d
Islamic State-linked rebels in fresh attack in eastern Congo kill 9 villagers
Islamic State-linked rebels attacked a village in conflict-battered eastern Congo ... The Saturday attack in the village of Ngohi Vuyinga in North Kivu province’s Lubero territory also displaced ...
AllAfrica.com28d
DR Congo Conflict Escalates, Deepening Humanitarian Crisis
The conflict in eastern DRC has spread to South Kivu, with M23 advancing rapidly and capturing key towns, including Kalehe and Kavumu, before entering Bukavu. Marcus Bachmann, head of programmes ...