US sanctions DR Congo armed group over illicit mining, ceasefire tested | Armed Groups News
The US is sanctioning the Pareco-FF armed group, as well as the Congolese mining company CDMC.The United States has sanctioned an armed group accused of…
M23 rebels killed 319 civilians in east DR Congo in July, UN says | News
UN rights chief Volker Turk says the violence resulted in ‘one of the largest documented death tolls’ despite a truce.Rwanda-backed M23 rebels killed at least…
Amid Shrinking Aid, Women Are First Victims of Humanitarian Crisis in DR Congo
The humanitarian situation is taking a heavy toll on women in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) amid the armed violence unsettling the country.…
ISIL claims responsibility for deadly church attack in eastern DR Congo | ISIL/ISIS News
A UN mission says 43 worshippers were killed in the attack at a night mass in a church.The armed group ISIL (ISIS) has claimed responsibility…
Civilians Caught in Crossfire as Rebel Attacks Surge in DR Congo
Scores of civilians were killed during fierce confrontations between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) army and the Convention pour la Révolution Populaire (CRP) armed…
UN Forces Condemn Resurgence of Violence in Eastern DRC
The United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) has condemned the recent surge in violence in Djugu territory. This includes…
DR Congo, Rwandan-backed M23 rebels sign declaration of peace
1 of 2 | Corneille Nangaa (center), the leader of the political-military Alliance Fleuve Congo and M23 President Bertrand Bisimwa (second from right) arrive to…
DR Congo, M23 rebels sign deal in Qatar to end fighting in eastern Congo | News
BREAKINGBREAKING, The declaration has been agreed on by representatives from both sides in Doha weeks after talks in Washington.The Democratic Republic of Congo and the…
Barcelona talks with DR Congo leaked ahead of new sponsorship deal | Football News
Barcelona reportedly in talks with DR Congo over football sponsorship deal with war-hit central African country.The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo) has agreed…
Returnees Cry for Help Amid Dire Humanitarian Conditions in DR Congo
Uprooted by the ongoing violent conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), locals in the Bahunde chiefdom of North Kivu are lamenting the dire…
Will a new deal end war in eastern DR Congo? | Armed Groups
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have signed a deal to end their long-running conflict. Years of fighting between the Democratic Republic of the Congo…
DR Congo, Rwanda sign peace deal in ‘turning point’ after years of conflict | Conflict News
The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Rwanda have signed a peace deal in the United States to end years of fighting between the…
DR Congo and Rwanda sign peace deal after years of war
The Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda have signed a peace deal, opening US access to key minerals. Source link
Renewed Fighting in DR Congo as Warring Parties Violate Ceasefire
Despite the order for a ceasefire aimed at facilitating the Doha peace talks between the government forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (FARDC) and…
Are commercial interests driving Uganda’s military operations in DR Congo? | Conflict News
Kampala, Uganda – It was June 5 when Ugandan soldiers arrived in Kasenyi, a town on the shores of Lake Albert in Ituri province in…
Sexual Violence Deepens in DR Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict, Limited Aid
The international humanitarian organisation, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), has raised concerns about the critical situation regarding sexual violence in the Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.…
DR Congo Govt Denies Shutting Down Banks in Areas Controlled by M23 Rebels
The government of the Democratic Republic of Congo has denied responsibility for the closure of banks and financial institutions in areas controlled by M23 rebels,…
UN Agency Calls for Urgent Humanitarian Response in DR Congo
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (UNOCHA) has raised concerns about the worsening security and humanitarian conditions in Lubero territory in…
More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern DR Congo, officials say | Floods News
The victims were mostly children and elderly people, with an additional 28 injured.Heavy overnight floods have washed away several villages in the Democratic Republic of…
‘Better to Suffer in the Village’: Displaced Locals Return Home Amid Rising Insecurity in DR Congo
The Misinga locals of the Ikobo tribal group in the North Kivu area of the Democratic Republic of Congo are returning to their village after…