United Nations agencies on Friday called for an end to the violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between Government forces and the Rwandan-backed M23 armed group ...

The conflict in eastern DR Congo risks escalating into a broader regional war, Burundi's president said Saturday, as Africa's top health agency warned the fighting could spark new outbreaks of serious ...

AFPThe head of Africa's health agency said the situation in the DRC city of Goma was a "full-scale public health emergency", warning that the fighting there could fuel major pandemics.The ...

The hostilities are occurring in a mineral-rich region that has been volatile for decades amid a proliferation of armed groups, which has forced hundreds of thousands to flee their homes over the ...

The United Nations is “deeply concerned” by the M23 rebel group advancing towards South Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of ...

New York, United States - January 31, 2025 The United Nations (UN) called for "all diplomatic efforts" to end the hostilities ...

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels say they are now in control of the key eastern Congolese city of Goma. Their fighters continue to ...

More than 700 people have been killed and 2,800 injured in just five days since fighting escalated in the east of the ...

The Democratic Republic of Congo's foreign minister on Friday accused Rwanda of illegally occupying part of its territory, ...

Kenyan President William Ruto, the East African Community (EAC) chair, convened a virtual summit on 29 January to discuss the ...

According to Cynthia Jones, nearly 800,000 people in Goma are in need for food and the WFP resumes its operation in the east of the DRC, which was suspended after the M23 units attacked the city ...

Images of devastation in Goma have begun to shift attention toward the crisis in DR Congo, pushing celebrities to boycott Rwanda.