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 ...
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DRC rescinds tax directive on M23 zones after backlash
North Kivu customs boss blamed “Rwandan” ...
The East African on MSN9h
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 ...
Africanews English on MSN6d
DRC: Classes restart in Goma after rumours of M23 forced recruitment
Classes started again on Thursday in some of Goma's schools, the day after panic broke out following a rumor alleging the ...
Macau Business6h
Rights defenders in eastern DRC ‘at extreme risk’: UN expert
Human rights defenders in conflict-torn eastern Democratic Republic of Congo face a high risk of reprisals and serious abuses, a United Nations ...
Xinhua23h
Spreading eastern DRC violence threatens civilians, aid workers: UN
UNITED NATIONS, March 4 (Xinhua) -- Increased violence in the three easternmost provinces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is raising deep concern for civilians, including aid workers, a ...
Jurist1d
UN expresses concerns over M23 rebels attacks on hospitals in DRC
UN Human Rights Office expressed grave concerns on Monday concerning attacks on hospitals and abductions of patients by the Rwandan-backed group M23 during the ongoing armed conflicts in the ...
independent.co.ug6d
🟥 About 1 million people displaced in DRC’s Goma in 2 months
The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) said on Tuesday that about 1 million people have been displaced since the ...
Voice of America Editorials8d
M23 Must Immediately Cease Its Attacks in the DRC
"We now have confirmed reports from Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights of summary executions of ...
The Africa Report9d
Eastern DRC: Injured South African troops en route home via Rwanda
Defeated soldiers from the Southern Africa Development Community’s (SADC) peace mission were seen leaving Goma by road ...
Global Voices Online11d
Eastern DRC: Civilian victims of renewed tensions between government and rebels
The city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo has fallen into the hands of M23 rebels. Civilians are the ...
csis.org12d
Kenya’s Economic Initiatives in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
This report, which draws from a review of academic literature, official documents, and commentary on the EAC, is based on field research conducted in Nairobi, Busia, and Mandera, Kenya, and in ...