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The Banyamulenge diaspora has appealed to the United States to urgently intervene over escalating violence, displacement and human rights abuses in Uvira, South Kivu
Africa

Banyamulenge group urges US Congress to condemn violence in Uvira

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Hundreds of Banyamulenge civilians in Uvira have been forced to flee to Kamanyola after violence erupted in the city. Courtesy
Africa

Twirwaneho accuses DR Congo forces, FDLR of targeting Banyamulenge in Uvira

Thursday, January 22, 2026
Following the withdrawal of the AFCM23 movement, some incidents of looting, gunfire shots and civilian displacement were reported in Uvira city in eastern DR Congo,
Africa

Looting, displacement reported in Uvira hours after AFC/M23 withdraw

Sunday, January 18, 2026
Maj Gen Sylvain Ekenge, the former FARDC spokesperson, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Affairs and Development Cooperation, and Olivier Nduhungirehe, Rwanda's Foreign Affairs Minister.

Silence and indifference are enablers of Genocide

Wednesday, December 31, 2025
MRDP-Twirwaneho, a Banyamulenge community-based self-defence movement operating in the Minembwe area.
Africa

Twirwaneho denounces Burundian forces over hostage-taking, bombings in South Kivu

Monday, December 08, 2025
Luvungi is one of the areas that fell under the control of the AFC/M23 in the recent clashes with the Congolese army coalition. 
Africa

DR Congo: Fighting inches closer to Uvira after AFC/M23 secures two towns

Monday, December 08, 2025
Members of Banyamulenge community in Rwanda during the commemoration of Gatumba massacre in 2004, at Dove Hotel in Kigali on Wednesday, August 13. Courtesy Courtesy
Africa

What hope remains for Banyamulenge pursuing justice for Gatumba victims?

Thursday, August 14, 2025
The Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC-M23) rebel movement accused the Congolese government of bombing a humanitarian aircraft in South Kivu.
Africa

Scorched earth: FARDC shoots down humanitarian aircraft on Independence Day

Monday, July 14, 2025
Corneille Nangaa, the leader of Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) movement.
Africa

DR Congo must be violence-free, says AFC/M23 leader Nangaa

Friday, April 18, 2025
On April 17, Twirwaneho, a Banyamulenge self-defence group now allied with AFC-M23, warned against the Burundian army’s role in a “genocidal coalition” targeting their community in South Kivu. Courtesy Photo
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Twirwaneho warns Burundian army over genocidal attacks against Banyamulenge

Friday, April 18, 2025
AFC/M23 fighters in Bukavu in DR Congo. Photo by Olivier Mugwiza
Africa

AFC/M23 warns of retaliation if Congolese army attacks persist in Walikale

Friday, April 04, 2025
Joseph Stéphane Mukumadi, the former governor of Sankuru province, on Thursday, April 3.
Africa

DR Congo crisis: Former Sankuru province governor Joseph Mukumadi joins AFC/M23

Thursday, April 03, 2025