What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma
Fighting has escalated sharply in recent weeks in eastern Congo, where rebels have seized key towns and are closing in on the ...
Governor of Congo’s North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
Authorities say the governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries sustained in fighting on the front ...
Thousands flee eastern DRC as M23 rebels encircle provincial capital Goma
Thousands of people have fled their homes in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, as clashes between M23 rebels and ...
Patient zero: How one doctor helped uncover the origin of the DRC’s mpox outbreak
What he didn’t know then was that the man, who ran a bar-come-brothel, was ‘patient zero’ in an outbreak of a new, more dangerous strain of mpox called clade 1b, which would trigger a global health ...
Rwanda-backed rebels capture key eastern DR Congo town
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo have taken over the key eastern trading town of Minova, ...
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Fears of fighters loyal to Islamic State near DRC‑Uganda border
A military offensive has driven ADF fighters into the shadows, restoring calm to parts of the east. But fear lingers, and the ...
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Fears of fighters loyal to IS linger near DR Congo-Uganda border
A mosque and military headquarters once teeming with fighters loyal to the Islamic State group lay empty in a desiccated ...
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DRC Claims to Have Captured Four M23 Fighters Trained in Uganda
On Sunday, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) announced the capture of four young men who allegedly admitted to receiving ...
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Koigi wa Wamwere’s encounters with Special Branch abductors in Oslo, Kampala
While reading a book in a Ugandan hotel in 1990, exiled Koigi wa Wamwere noticed the key turn on his door. Five hooded men ...
Islamic State-linked rebels kill at least 10 people in eastern Congo
At least 10 people were killed in eastern Congo by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State group, a local official said ...
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Tragedy in Eastern Congo: Extremist Attacks by IS-linked Rebels
In eastern Congo, at least 10 people have been killed by extremist rebels linked to the Islamic State. The Allied Democratic ...
The DRC’s historic case against Apple over blood minerals
Pavan KulkarniTHE Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has filed criminal cases against Apple, accusing the US-based global tech giant of fueling the war against the country’s eastern region by using in ...