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 ...
The New York Times25d
One Lake, Two Worlds: Jet-Skis in Rwanda. Bodies Ashore in Congo.
Across the border in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the same lake was recently the site of devastation and misery after a rebel offensive. By the peaceful shore of Lake Kivu in Gisenyi ...
Al Jazeera on MSN6d
M23 rebels advance as DRC gov’t offers $5m reward to capture rebel leaders
The M23 armed group has pushed deeper into the Democratic Republic of Congo’s mineral-rich region after capturing the key ...
Radio France Internationale27d
DRC: South Kivu governor confirms Congo's M23 rebels are in Bukavu city
The armed group had been advancing on the capital of South Kivu province since seizing the city of Goma in late January. The M23 rebel group entered the outskirts of Bukavu, a city of 1.3 million ...
CNN29d
Rebels seen in center of key DR Congo city after claiming takeover
Rebel coalition, Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which includes the M23 armed group, said in a statement Saturday it had taken control of the Kavumu airport in South Kivu and forced government forces ...
Atlanta Journal-Constitution16d
At least 11 dead and 65 injured in Congo after blasts at M23 rebel leaders' rally, rebels say
He said that “following today’s unfortunate incident, we are obliged to react and move the threats far away from the province of South Kivu.” Leaders of the M23 rebel group, including Nangaa ...