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Reports indicate that following heavy fighting on March 4 and March 5, M23 rebels took control of Nyanzale, a town in Rutshuru territory, North Kivu Province. Since early February, the rebels have advanced toward Goma, the capital of eastern DR Congo’s North Kivu Province. Photo Courtesy
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DR Congo: M23 rebels capture FDLR stronghold

Thursday, March 07, 2024
Congolese refugees in a protest march calling for an end to violence against Banyamulenge, Hema, and Tutsi communities on Wednesday, March 6 at Mahama refugee camp in Kirehe.
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VIDEO: 'Stop Genocide’: Congolese refugees demand peace at home

Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Family members of the victims pay respect to the victims of the Genocide against the Tutsi at Kicukiro Nyanza Genocide Memorial. Photo by Sam Ngendahimana

With Kwibuka30 approaching, how is it possible that no lessons have been learnt?

Wednesday, March 06, 2024
Congolese refugees in Rwanda during a peaceful march in protest of killings of Tutsi, Banyamulenge and Hema communities in eastern DR Congo in Karongi District at Kiziba camp on Monday, March 4. Photos by Olivier Mugwiza
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VIDEO: Congolese refugees protest killings of Tutsi, Banyamulenge, Hema communities

Monday, March 04, 2024
President of Democratic Republic of Congo Felix Antoine Tshisekedi

Congolese society is deeply unwell; it truly needs help

Monday, March 04, 2024
Some of the mercenaries fighting alongside FARDC against M23. In 2023, DR Congo’s authorities sought to hire 2,500 military contractors from Latin America to fight in North Kivu province.
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Inside Kinshasa’s plan to hire American mercenaries to fight M23

Sunday, March 03, 2024
President Paul Kagame held talks with the Chairperson of the East African Community (EAC) Summit, President Salva Kiir of South Sudan, and his delegation which included EAC Secretary General Peter Mathuki, in Kigali, on Thursday, February 22, before they proceeded to Burundi. Photo courtesy of Village Urugwiro
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Kiir’s trip reaffirms commitment to EAC-led Nairobi process to avert deterioration of DR Congo crisis

Saturday, February 24, 2024
DR Congo President Felix Tshisekedi addressed a press conference on Thursday, February 22 where he backpedalled from the war rhetoric he has whipped up in recent months. Photo/Courtesy
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Tshisekedi backtracks from war rhetoric to ‘give peace a chance’

Friday, February 23, 2024
The Chairperson of the Africa Union Commission (AUC), Amb Moussa Faki Mahamat, also called upon “all foreign powers to completely abstain from all interference in the internal affairs of all African countries,” notably those of the Great Lakes Region.
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Eastern DR Congo crisis: AU chief urges regional leaders to ‘prioritize dialogue’

Thursday, February 22, 2024
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Rwanda envoy to UN: Solutions to DR Congo conflict lie in inclusive, constructive dialogue

Thursday, February 22, 2024
Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Sama Lukonde Kyenge.
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DR Congo's prime minister resigns

Wednesday, February 21, 2024
A side view of a tinted car window. Photo Courtesy
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Eastern DR Congo city bans vehicles with tinted glass amid security alerts

Wednesday, February 21, 2024