At least 25 cases of a dangerous new strain of mpox spreading through DR Congo have been detected in the eastern city of Goma, mostly in camps housing people fleeing a surrounding conflict, health authorities said on Wednesday, July 10,…
The Rwandan forces' "de facto control and direction over M23 operations also renders Rwanda liable for the actions of M23," the panel of experts said in the 293-page report to the U.N. Security Counci
Between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances, U.N. experts said in a report circulated Wednesday.
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. experts say that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances. In a…
U.N. experts say that between 3,000 and 4,000 Rwanda government forces are deployed in neighboring eastern Congo, operating alongside the M23 rebel group which has been making major advances
A South African soldier, who was part of a United Nations peacekeeping force (MONUSCO) in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, died on Monday, July 8, when a hand grenade exploded close to his sleeping quarters, South Africa's military…
Kinshasa -- The east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is at the center of the geopolitical interests of the great powers due to its natural resources and its strategic location. On July 8, the UN Security Council discussed the situation…
Uganda is backing M23 rebels fighting across its border in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, UN experts say, warning that a rapidly escalating crisis “carried the risk of triggering a wider regional conflict”. The well-armed M23 is…
Kinshasa -- There are two important new developments in the forgotten war in North Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo: the first is the two-week humanitarian ceasefire that came into force on July 5 thanks to the…
A proactive diplomacy will be employed to bring back peace to the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), said Therese Kayikwamba Wagner, the new state minister for foreign affairs, while unveiling her plan late Monday. The foreign…
The security situation in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has resulted in alarming levels of violence and widespread civilian displacement, the UN envoy for the country reported on Monday.
The top U.N. official in Congo on Monday welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she said violence has reached ''alarming levels'' and risked provoking a wider regional conflict.
Associated Press UNITED NATIONS (AP) — The top U.N. official in Congo has welcomed a two-week humanitarian cease-fire in its mineral-rich east, where she says violence has reached “alarming levels” and risks provoking a wider regional…
A military court in DR Congo's volatile east sentenced 22 soldiers to death on Monday for "fleeing the enemy" during fighting with M23 rebels, a lawyer told AFP.
A recent UN report revealed that between 3,000 to 4,000 Rwandan soldiers were fighting alongside the M23 rebels in eastern DR Congo, with Kigali exercising significant control over the rebel group's operations. The report, commissioned by…