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M23 defends raid on hospitals in Goma city
Kanyuka argues that the M23 fighters did not raid but conducted a peaceful operation against 130 Armed Forces of Democratic ...
I experienced the fall of Goma. I had to leave my Congolese colleagues in a critical situation
A professor of global health was in Kivu when the fighting began to rage. She recounts what she and her colleagues ...
One lake, two worlds
ON one side of the lake, lovers glide on canoes, friends ride jet skis and families pose for pictures in the hazy sunset.
The East African on MSN9h
DRC rescinds tax directive on M23 zones after backlash
The Congolese government has backtracked on a move to tax goods coming from areas controlled by the M23 rebel group, ...
The East African on MSN15h
DRC now imposes ‘entry tax’ on goods from M23 strongholds
Rwandan security forces stand guard at the Rusizi border with DRC on February 17, 2025. Congolese authorities are imposing ...
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 ...
Business and Financial Times on MSN11h
Sino-African Cooperation: Leveraging China’s Global Security Initiative for Africa’s regional security challenges
By Paul FRIMPONG In 2024, terrorist attacks in the Sahel claimed over 8,000 lives, while eastern DRC saw Goma fall to M23 ...
Cyclists 'felt safe' in Rwanda despite security concerns
Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the ...
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80,000 flee DR Congo amid fighting, sexual violence – UNHCR
UNHCR’s Division of International Protection, Patrick Eba, in a statement on Tuesday said that no fewer than 80,000 had left ...
Opinion
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Tshisekedi’s five acts of sheer idiocy – Why DR Congo is a nation in freefall
I know leaders when I see them. I also know idiots when I see them. If you are a leader and an idiot, it is an absolute DISASTER.” Though President Kagame made that statement in January while ...
Comment By UN Human Rights Office Spokesperson Ravina Shamdasani After Patients Abducted From Hospitals In DRC
Fighters of the Rwandan-backed group raided CBCA Ndosho Hospital and Heal Africa Hospital in the night of 28 February, taking 116 patients from CBCA Hospital and 15 others from Heal Africa, on ...
Germany stops new aid to Rwanda over Congo conflict
BERLIN - Germany said on Tuesday it had halted new development aid to Rwanda and was reviewing its existing commitments in ...