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Members of the Banyamulenge community have called on the United States to pressure the Congolese forces to stop attacks on civilians in the Minembwe area in South Kivu province.
Africa

PHOTOS: Banyamulenge petition US govt over attacks on Minembwe

Friday, February 06, 2026
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Africa

AFC/M23 draws "red line" over air strikes out of Kisangani airport killing civilians

Wednesday, February 04, 2026
AFC M23 deputy coordinatyor, Dr Freddy Kaniki, comforts a member of the Banyamulenge community who fled atrocities in Uvira to Kamanyola in January. Photo by Teddy Mazina
Africa

South Kivu: AFC/M23 warns of “imminent genocide” against Banyamulenge civilians

Tuesday, February 03, 2026
Gen. Sultan Makenga interacts with AFC M23 Spokesperson Lawrence Kanyuka. The AFCM23 rebel movement blamed the government coalition for the attack in the town located about 30 kilometres north of Uvira city.
Africa

Sange: DR Congo army blamed for grenade attack that killed five

Friday, January 30, 2026
Banyamulenge self-defence group Twirwaneho has issued a warning over attacks targeting Banyamulenge communities in eastern DR Congo. Courtesy
Africa

DR Congo: Twirwaneho warns of govt attacks on Uvira, Minembwe highlands

Wednesday, January 28, 2026
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