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President Paul Kagame speaks in an interview with Jeune Afrique. Screengrab from the video by Jeune Afrique.
Africa

Kagame: Habyarimana's son is part of Kinshasa-FDLR network

Friday, April 03, 2026
Moise Nyarugabo has condemned Burundian, Congolese govt attacks on Minembwe. Courtesy
Africa

Nyarugabo condemns Burundian, Congolese govt attacks on Minembwe

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Edward Kallon, the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Zimbabwe, and Rwanda's High Commissioner to Zimbabwe James Musoni during a press conference ahaed of Kwibuka 32 in Harare. Photo by Kelvin Jakachi
Africa

UN envoy warns Rwanda under FDLR genocidal threat

Thursday, April 02, 2026
Minembwe area in Kalehe territory has suffered multiple drone attacks for months.
Africa

Seven killed, 20 injured in Kinshasa attacks on Minembwe - reports

Monday, March 30, 2026
Ambassador Martin Ngoga, Permanent Representative to the United Nations addressing UN Security Council. Courtesy
Africa

Ending FDLR indispensable to solving DR Congo crisis: Ngoga tells UN

Friday, March 27, 2026
AFC-M23 spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka speaks to journalists on Tuesday, March 24, 2025. Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

DR Congo: 11 killed in govt coalition attacks on Kalehe, rebels say

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
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Africa

Nduhungirehe warns against silence amid genocide ideology, Tutsi persecution in DR Congo

Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Former DR Congo President Joseph Kabila
Africa

Kabila speaks out on Goma drone attack, slams ‘Tshisekedi’s tyranny’

Monday, March 23, 2026
AFC M23 official Dr Freddy Kaniki comforts members of the Banyamulenge community who fled atrocities in Uvira to Kamanyola in January. Photo by Teddy Mazina
Africa

AFC/M23 deputy head condemns bias, double standards over DR Congo crisis

Sunday, March 22, 2026
UNICEF’s West and Central Africa Regional Director, Gilles Fagninou, and his delegation meet with AFCM23 political coordinator Corneille Nangaa and his deputy Bertrand Bisimwa in Goma. Courtesy
Africa

UNICEF official visits Goma after drone attack that killed humanitarian worker

Friday, March 20, 2026
A drone strike by the Congolese army killed three people on Wednesday, March 11. Courtesy
Africa

Security Council discusses DR Congo conflict after Goma drone attack

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
Fighting reportedly intensified early Tuesday, March 17, in eastern DR Congo as government coalition forces launched artillery strikes in South Kivu.
Africa

Kinshasa ‘is escalating conflict in South Kivu’ – rebels

Tuesday, March 17, 2026
A residential house owned by Banyamulenge that was bombed by DR Congo's army and its coalition during a recent atrocity in Minembwe on February 26. Courtesy
Africa

Eastern DR Congo experienced record number of drone attacks in February - report

Monday, March 16, 2026
Jean Luc Habyarimana.
Africa

FDLR links to Habyarimana's son raise regional security concerns - report

Thursday, March 12, 2026
President of France Emmanuel Macron.
Africa

Macron reacts as French citizen dies in Goma drone attack

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Bertrand Bisimwa, the deputy coordinator of the AFC-M23.
Africa

Kinshasa targeted Kabila, Nangaa in Goma drone strike, says AFC/M23

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
The attack targeted the neighborhood of United Nations and European Union staff. It killed three people, including a French citizen employed by the UN children's agency UNICEF.
Africa

Kinshasa drone targeted UN, EU compounds killing UNICEF worker: Kanyuka

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
A drone strike by the Congolese army hit the AFCM23-controlled eastern city of Goma on Wednesday, March 11, leaving at least three people dead.
Africa

Kinshasa’s drone strike on Goma leaves three dead

Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Mercenaries who were fighting alongside FARDC and its coalition during a war against M23 rebels in eastern Congo. Courtesy...
Africa

Who really benefits from the war in eastern DR Congo?

Tuesday, March 10, 2026
The rebel group’s spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka on Sunday said the handover took place on Monday, March 2, at the Rumangabo barracks in North Kivu province. Courtesy
Africa

AFC/M23 releases 5,000 FARDC soldiers captured on the battlefield

Sunday, March 08, 2026