The Street Journal4h
Why DR Congo’s army struggles against the smaller M23
Since January, the M23 rebel movement has seized Goma and Bukavu — two key cities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) — and since set up to govern for the long term in the regions under its ...
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Congolese electronic band KOKOKO! performs at New Orleans' Music Box Village March 21
The electronic and experimental music band KOKOKO! didn’t record its albums in studios, or even really indoors, in its birthplace of Kinshasa, the sprawling capital of the Democratic Republic of ...
The Africa Report2d
Eastern DRC: The impossible death toll of the battle for Goma
More than a month after rebels captured Goma, the capital of DRC’s North Kivu province, humanitarian workers dispute the UN’s ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Foreign Policy14d
Rwanda’s Attack on Congo Could Plunge Africa Into War
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It's been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
GOMA, Congo -- GOMA, Congo (AP) — Rwanda-backed rebels captured a key eastern Congo city a month ago Friday. Residents in Goma, which was once a critical trade and humanitarian hub, say they are ...
Newsday14d
It's been a month since rebels seized an eastern Congo city. Goma residents say they are struggling
On the streets of Goma, which is close to the border ... to other neighboring countries and towards the Congolese capital, Kinshasa, about 1,000 miles (1,600 kilometers) away.
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At least 11 dead, several hurt in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders' rally
“We are accusing and condemning vigorously the criminal regime of Kinshasa, which just implemented its plan of exterminating civilian populations,” AFC said in a statement. “This attack ...
The Street Journal16d
DR Congo conflict: Life under M23 rebel control
It has been nearly a month since M23 rebels seized control of Goma, the main city of the eastern province of North Kivu in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Since then, the rebel leaders ...
The American Conservative17d
Violence, Minerals, and the Inevitable in Central Africa
Google Maps says it is a 47 hour drive from Kinshasa to Goma, some of which is paved but much of which is little more than dirt trails through the jungle. By contrast, Goma is a three and a half ...
CBS News17d
Mystery illness in Congo kills more than 50 people, including children who ate a bat
Kinshasa, for testing, the WHO said. Congo has suffered from many disease outbreaks in recent years, including typhoid, malaria and anemia. The country has also recently grappled with an mpox ...
The Globe and Mail18d
Mystery illness in Congo has killed more than 50 people hours after they felt sick
Kinshasa, for testing, the WHO said. All samples were negative for common hemorrhagic fever diseases, although some tested positive for malaria. Last year, another mystery flu-like illness that ...