Forces from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), supported by local militias and Ugandan troops, repelled an early morning attack by the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) on the mining hub of Manguredjipa in North Kivu province on Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025. The assault, which began around 5:30 a.m., targeted the town located 100 kilometres west […]
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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 various armed groups, heavy fighting has persisted in South Kivu. Since June 18, 2025, clashes have intensified between M23/AFC rebels and the Wazalendo militia, particularly in Kabare, Kalehe, and Walungu […]
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Hundreds have been displaced in several villages of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) following the ongoing gun battle between the Congolese army and Mobondo militia, a group claiming to be defenders of the country’s Yaka people. The fierce artillery battles have repeatedly affected villagers in Kitsakala village and its neighbouring communities in the Kwago […]
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Education in conflict zones across West and Central Africa is increasingly under threat. According to a recent report by the Education in Emergencies Working Group (EiEWG), armed violence has forced the closure of 14,364 schools across 24 countries in the regions as of June 2024, significantly affecting the education of millions of children. This marks […]
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A security incident was reported in Kibumba town, situated in Nyiragongo territory on the Rwanda-DR Congo border. According to the DR Congo military high command, a company of the Rwandan Defense Forces (RDF) on Monday, Oct. 18, entered into the Congolese side of the border provoking individual armed confrontation between soldiers from the two countries. […]
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The military high command of the Democratic Republic of Congo army says its forces killed six Mai-Mai rebels. This happened during an attack by the insurgents on government positions in Kitakandi, situated seven kilometres to the east of Butembo, North Kivu. One soldier was also killed during the attack. According to Captain Anthony Mwalushayi, the […]
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The national army of the Democratic Republic of Congo, FARDC, has called on motorbike and tricycle riders in Goma, North Kivu to denounce bandits and rebels hiding among them. Lt.-Col. Njike Kaiko Guillaume, army spokesperson in the region, made the call during a sensitisation meeting organised by the 34th military region on the importance of […]
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The Democratic Republic of Congo army has killed a suspected combatant of the Mai-Mai militia group. The militant was killed on Tuesday, Sept. 21, during an attack on a government military position in Butuhe, chief town of the Malio group situated 10 km to the northwest of Butembo, North Kivu. According to Mbakidi Premice, Vice […]
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A man believed to be Jordanian, and a trainer of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo, has been arrested. The DR Congo army arrested the suspected rebels’ trainer on Tuesday, Sept. 21, on the Beni highway in the eastern part of the country, military authorities said. “The army has arrested […]
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The European Union’s humanitarian air service – the EU Humanitarian Aid Flight, operated by the World Food Programme (WFP), has delivered life-saving aid to hard-to-reach areas and for humanitarian organisations working with the communities of Katwe and surrounding villages in North Kivu of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC is the world’s most neglected […]
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The European Union’s humanitarian air service – the EU Humanitarian Aid Flight, operated by the World Food Programme (WFP), has delivered life-saving aid to hard-to-reach areas and for humanitarian organisations working with the communities of Katwe and surrounding villages in North Kivu of Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). DRC is the world’s most neglected […]
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A soldier of the Democratic Republic of Congo national army, popularly known as FARDC, was lynched on Monday, Sept. 6 by an irate crowd after he killed the administrator of a Chinese-owned mine in Mambasa. Local sources said the soldier who was assigned to guard the Chinese in the mining site killed the mineral operator […]
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