Fighting resumes between DRC army, M23 mid-truce
DRC – Fighting broke out on Friday between members of a local armed group allied with the Congolese army... Read more
12 Jul, 2024
Rwandan troops fought alongside M23 rebels in DRC: UN experts
DRC – Some 3,000-4,000 Rwandan soldiers fought alongside M23 rebels in east DRC, said a UN experts report seen... Read more
8 Jul, 2024
UN warns of increased trafficking, sexual slavery in DRC
DRC – UN experts on Thursday sounded the alarm over increasing human trafficking for sexual exploitation, stemming from conflict and... Read more
5 Jul, 2024
DRC sentences 25 soldiers to death for ‘fleeing the enemy’: lawyer
DRC – Twenty-five soldiers accused of “fleeing the enemy” while fighting M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
4 Jul, 2024
M23 seizes town in east DRC, as rebels gain more ground
DRC – The M23 militia group has seized another town in the war-torn east of DRC, as the rebels... Read more
1 Jul, 2024
Fresh fighting kills women, child in war-torn east DRC
DRC – Conflict between the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels and government forces killed at least five people, including women and... Read more
20 Jun, 2024
Pandor backs Ramaphosa’s deployment of troops to DRC
Cape Town – ANC national executive committee (NEC) member Naledi Pandor, who is also the Minister of International Relations,... Read more
6 Apr, 2024
SANDF denies soldiers’ surrender to M23 rebels in DRC
Cape Town – The South African National Defence Force (SANDF) has refuted claims of soldiers surrendering to M23 rebels... Read more
3 Apr, 2024
DRC summons Kenyan ambassador over opposition alliance
Kinshasa – Kinshasa has summoned the Kenyan ambassador in the Democratic Republic of Congo, media reported, after a Congolese... Read more
17 Dec, 2023
Southern African troops versus M23 rebels in the DRC: 4 risks this poses
Delphin R. Ntanyoma, University of Leeds The security situation in the eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo... Read more
27 Nov, 2023
