Al Jazeera on MSN1d
As the DRC battles Rwanda-backed M23, what’s needed to stop the fighting?
Analysts weigh in on Rwanda’s role in the conflict in DRC, whether minerals are a factor and if diplomacy can succeed.
thenewhumanitarian13h
Aid efforts hamstrung in Goma as the M23 tightens control
Goma is a humanitarian relief hub for all of eastern DRC, and was the epicentre of a vast crisis before it fell. It hosted ...
UN News Centre14h
DR Congo displacement, health crisis worsens amid dwindling aid access
A dire displacement crisis is escalating in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo as M23 rebels make headway while aid ...
Al Jazeera on MSN11d
Tense calm, fears for the future in DRC’s Goma a week after M23 takeover
Tens of thousands of IDPs are leaving and routine is tentatively returning, as residents hope for peace despite crisis.
Fighting in Africa’s mineral-rich DRC killed over 3,000 in less than 2 weeks. Here’s how your phone plays a part
A rampaging rebel group has claimed the capture of another mining town in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of ...
The East African on MSN1d
DRC airspace ban will be costly for RwandAir, experts say
Rwanda's national carrier RwandAir has been forced to find new routes after the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) on ...
Dhaka Tribune10d
Rwandan-backed group declares ceasefire in DRC’s east
A UN expert report said last year that Rwanda had up to 4,000 troops in the DRC, seeking to profit from the mining of minerals -- and that Kigali has “de facto” control over the M23. Eastern DRC ...
The Africa Report8d
M23, Rwandan troops launch fresh DRC offensive
Intense clashes broke out as the armed group seized a mining town in South Kivu province and resumed its advance towards the ...
Human Rights Watch11d
In DRC, a Durable Solution Means Addressing Justice
the capital of North Kivu in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the city fell to the Rwanda-supported armed group, the M23. This brings the number of South African soldiers killed ...
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 ...