Human Rights Watch, a non-state global organisation defending human dignity, has accused members of armed groups in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), particularly the M23/AFC rebels, as well as the Congolese national army, of committing sexual violence against women. The independent watch organisation, in collaboration with SOFEPADI, a Congolese women’s rights think tank, […]
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The International Conference on the Great Lakes Region (ICGLR) has identified Rwanda as an aggressor towards the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). During its 9th session, held in Kinshasa, the DRC’s capital, the Congolese Minister of Regional Integration announced that the conference officially recognised Rwanda as the aggressor against the DRC. During a press briefing […]
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The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)’s armed forces have accused the M23/AFC rebels of undermining recent peace efforts, warning that renewed clashes threaten to derail fragile negotiations underway in Doha, Qatar, claiming it has taken the necessary steps to respond to these provocations. The M23 movement, largely composed of Congolese Tutsis, re-emerged in 2021 after […]
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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, citing security concerns for individuals with savings accounts in those areas. Before the Rwanda-backed rebels took control of Goma in North Kivu and Bukavu in South Kivu, banks and other […]
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Scores of people have left Lubutu territory for protected zones following the capture of Walikale-Centre by the Alliance Fleuve Congo AFC/M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo). Most displaced persons leaving Lubutu are heading to Maniema and Tshopo provinces. Walikale-Centre is situated 202 kilometres from Lubutu. The massive displacement started when people […]
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The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo National Assembly, Vital Kamerhe, on Jan. 27, confirmed the invasion of M23 rebels in Goma town but insists that the country’s soldiers are standing firm. Although the situation in Goma remains unclear, Kamerhe claims the national army still holds positions in the North Kivu provincial capital. He […]
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Over 165,000 children in the Tshopo province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) have not been vaccinated. The children face the danger of various health hazards linked to non-vaccination. According to health officials of the Expanded Programme on Immunisation who visited the province on Monday, Jan. 20, over 101,000 children have not completed […]
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Violating extant humanitarian laws, warring parties in the ongoing conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DR Congo) are using explosive weapons in densely populated areas, killing more than 100 civilians and wounding many others. Amnesty International, a global human rights organisation, reported that between January and July 2024 alone, more than 150 attacks involving […]
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The DR Congo army freed over 37 hostages captured by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a criminal rebel group operating in the region. The soldiers delivered the captives, among whom were women and children, on Jan. 16, in Beni, North Kivu area of the country. Mak Hazukay, military spokesperson in the North Kivu province, said […]
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The Assistant Mayor of the country’s Oicha Council, Kambale Kibwana, said an infant was among the victims of the terrorist attack, adding that their bodies are now in the Oicha General Hospital’s mortuary. “The death toll is nine, plus one child and ten houses burnt down. Up till now, three persons are still unaccounted for. […]
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Five civilians, including two women and three men, were killed yesterday, Aug. 29, during an attack by Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels on Beu-Manyama village, near Mamove, about 20km to the northeast of Oicha in Beni territory of North Kivu, DR Congo. According to the local civil society, several people have been missing since the […]
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Inter-communal clashes between Teke and Yaka in the Kwamouth territory of Mai-Ndombe province in the Democratic Republic of Congo led to the death of five people on Wednesday, Aug. 3, 2022. The clashes took place in Ngambomi village, where, according to local sources, members of the Yaka community attacked and burnt down the residence of […]
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