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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
Tuyisenge (C), 28, was born in DR Congo to Rwandan parents and grew up in Kalenga, Masisi territory of North Kivu province
Africa

Ex-FDLR militiamen reflect on new life after repartriation

Sunday, January 18, 2026
Elders responsible for ensuring that customary laws and traditions are respected welcome Mwami Isaac Butsitsi Kahembe IV, at the Chefferie de Bukumu, on December 23, 2025. PHOTO BY OLIVIER MUGWIZA
Africa

‘M23 is doing very well, we have to give them time’ – DR Congo traditional chief

Saturday, January 17, 2026
South African soldiers deployed in eastern DR Congo in 2025 as part of the Southern African Development Community (SADC) force. Courtesy

Stupidity is a gift of God

Friday, January 16, 2026
On April 6, 1994, the plane carrying Presidents Habyarimana of Rwanda and Cyprien Ntaryamira of Burundi was shot down near Kanombe Airport, just beyond Masaka Village.

Conspiracy theories: Habyarimana’s death became a subject of hot debate

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
A view of Rubaya mining site in eastern DR Congo. Intenet

‘Blood minerals’ in DR Congo: Myth or reality?

Wednesday, January 14, 2026
A segment of Minembwe that was bombed last year. The AFCM23 movement says the coalition the Congolese government forces carried out drone strikes on Minembwe on Monday, January 12, resulting in civilian deaths.
Africa

Fresh drone strikes kill civilians in Minembwe, says AFC/M23

Monday, January 12, 2026
Major General Sylvain Ekenge.

In Kinshasa incitement to hatred is indiscipline

Monday, January 05, 2026
A segment of a residential house bombed by the deadly drone strike on Masisi-Centre as of January 4, with the provisional death toll rising to at least 10 civilians and more than 50 others wounded. Courtesy
Africa

Masisi drone strike blamed on MONUSCO as death toll rises to 10

Monday, January 05, 2026
Burundi President Evariste Ndayishimiye has corrected his Foreign Minister Edouard Bizimana, who accused Qatar of a negative role in the efforts to end conflict in eastern DR Congo
International

Burundian minister forced to delete post accusing U.S, Qatar of corruption

Sunday, January 04, 2026
A drone attack killed at least six people in Masisi on Friday, January 2. The AFC/M23 rebels blamed government forces for the attack.
Africa

Kinshasa's drone kills six, injures 41 in Masisi, says AFC/M23

Friday, January 02, 2026
Rwanda Defence Force Chief of Defence Staff Gen Mubarakh Muganga and his Egyptian counterpart, Lt Gen Osama Askar, sign a military cooperation agreement on the sidelines of the 4th edition of the Egypt Defence Expo, on December 2, 2025. Courtesy
Security

What Rwanda's expanding military diplomacy means

Wednesday, December 31, 2025