Accounts of child survivors shed light on surge of rape and sexual violence in conflict-torn DRC
Sixteen-year-old Darkuna watched, terrified, as six gun-wielding men ransacked her home. She would become one of many ...
Mongabay News on MSN7d
DRC conflict so far ‘devastating’ to Indigenous lands & people: Interview with Samuel Ade Ndasi
By Aimable Twahirwa The resumption of hostilities since the M23 (March 23 Movement) rebel group resurged and captured ...
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Report: Armed groups recruited over 400 children into DRC conflict in 2025
Over 400 children in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) were recruited by armed actors in January and February of ...
What we do—and don’t—know about the mysterious illness in the DRC
The unidentified ailment has sickened 1,300 people and led to more than 50 deaths. Regardless of the cause, experts say ...
Al Jazeera on MSN1d
‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars
Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?
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Eastern DRC conflict worsens Mpox outbreak, disrupts healthcare
The Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo is suffering a severe setback in its fight against the Mpox outbreak, six weeks ...
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SADC orders peacekeeping troops out of eastern DRC
Southern African Development Community heads of state have announced the withdrawal of their soldiers from the conflict in ...
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The DRC conflict enters a dangerous new phase
The conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has entered a new and more destabilizing stage. A call for a pause in the fighting by leaders from the 8 member states of the East African ...
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SADC withdraws regional force from eastern DRC amid M23 advance
Southern African Development Community (SADC) have resolved to withdraw a regional peacekeeping force from the Democratic ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Ending the SADC mission in DRC: Committee calls for renewed diplomatic focus
Joint Standing Committee on Defence backs SADC's decision to end its mission in DRC, emphasising the need for diplomatic ...
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Southern Africa: Committee Welcomes Decision to Terminate SADC Mission in DRC, Calls for Continued Diplomatic Interventions
Press Release - The co-chairpersons of the Joint Standing Committee on Defence, Mr Malusi Gigaba and Mr Phiroane Phala, have welcomed the decision by the Extraordinary Summit of the Heads of State and ...