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M23 announces new governor for South Kivu
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which include the M23 rebel group, has announced the appointment of a new governor for South Kivu province in eastern DR Congo, just over two weeks after its fighters ...
National Catholic Reporter10d
As rebels in Congo take Bukavu, church leaders decry violence, disrespect for international law
After the M23 Rwanda-backed rebels Feb. 16 occupied Bukavu, a second major city in mineral-rich eastern Congo, Catholic ...
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DRC’s huge Green Corridor project lacks buy-in from forest communities
Last month at the World Economic Forum (WEF), DRC President Felix Tshisekedi announced the creation of a 2,600 km-long “Green Corridor” stretching from Virunga National Park in the conflict-torn ...
AllAfrica.com16d
Central Africa: Giving Birth Under Fire in North Kivu, As Conflict Grips the Democratic Republic of the Congo
UNFPA remains in North Kivu, working alongside the government and humanitarian partners to ensure women and girls receive life-saving care. But the needs are growing faster than resources can keep up.
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Central Africa: New Governor of North Kivu Extends Opening Hours At Border With Rwanda
The new governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo announced on Tuesday, February 11 a new extension of border crossing time between Goma city and Rubavu District in Rwanda. The new ...
Houston Chronicle21d
Rwanda-backed rebels tell residents of a captured eastern Congolese city they are safe
Three Congolese employees of a group known as Swiss Church Aid were attacked and killed Wednesday during a mission in North Kivu province's Rutshuru territory, about 65 kilometers (40 miles ...
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M23 Appoints Colonel Bahati Musanga North Kivu Governor
The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have appointed Colonel Bahati Musanga as the parallel governor of North Kivu province in the eastern Democratic ... the vice governor in charge of political, legal, ...
independent.co.ug22d
M23 appoints colonel Bahati Musanga North Kivu Governor
Goma, DRC | THE INDEPENDENT | The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have appointed Colonel Bahati Musanga as the parallel governor of North Kivu province in the eastern ... governor in charge of ...
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Congolese bishops say Goma situation remains grave; full scale of human toll still emerging
Goma is a humanitarian base of the eastern Congo provinces of North and South Kivu. Archbishop Fulgence Muteba Mugalu of ... with other Christian churches in January. The peace road map titled “The ...
The Africa Report24d
DRC war: Rwanda shrugs off increasing global pressure over M23 fighting in the Kivus
the SADC mission in DRC and the civilian population in various areas of North Kivu. (Map provided by Liam Karr/ Critical Threats Project/ Armed Conflict Location and Event Data) Rwanda rejected the ...
The Hindu27d
Rwanda-backed rebels move deeper into eastern Congo as UN reports executions and rapes
Hundreds of young people on Friday registered as volunteers to join military training in the provincial capital, according to Gabriel Kasanji, a local administrative officer. This follows ...
Euronews27d
Rebels move deeper into eastern DR Congo as UN says hundreds killed
Hundreds of young people on Friday registered as volunteers to join military training in the provincial capital, according to Gabriel Kasanji, a local administrative officer. This follows ...