DRC rebels take eastern city of Goma – why it matters and what could happen next
The M23 rebel group have captured the city of Goma in the eastern DRC in a major escalation of a drawn-out conflict.
Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
Nearly three thousand people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to ...
La Croix4d
Kinshasa in shutdown mode after Goma’s fall
Days after protests erupted over Goma's fall to M23 rebels and Rwandan forces, Kinshasa remained paralyzed. Fear has halted ...
Global Voices Online5d
DRC: Government implements death penalty to combat youth gang phenomenon
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the proliferation of criminal youth gangs is at an all-time high. The government ...
AllAfrica.com7d
Congo-Kinshasa: South African Troops Are Dying in the DRC - Why They're There and What's Going Wrong
The death of South African soldiers on a Southern African Development Community (SADC) mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has sparked fierce debate about the deployment of South ...
The Conversation on MSN10d
Mpox in the DRC: Kinshasa slum residents have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis
Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighborhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I ...
Daily Monitor9d
Ugandan diplomats in hiding after Kinshasa embassy attack
Protesters ransacked the embassies of Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and others in Kinshasa and attempted to set them on fire, ...
Channel NewsAsia Singapore9d
Smoke, looting as day of rage targets Kinshasa embassies
KINSHASA: Vandalised embassies, looted supermarkets and piles of burning tyres marked chaotic demonstrations Tuesday (Jan 28) ...
The Africa Report8d
DRC: Rwanda‑backed M23 pledges to ‘march all the way to Kinshasa’
DRC is rich in gold and other minerals such as cobalt, coltan, tantalum and tin used in batteries and electronics worldwide. Kinshasa has accused Rwanda of waging the offensive to profit from the ...
Radio France Internationale9d
French embassy targeted in Kinshasa protests over rebel crisis in eastern DRC
France has condemned attacks on its embassy in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital, Kinshasa ... As tensions in the DRC’s eastern provinces persist, the French government has reiterated ...