April 18
Congo-Kinshasa: Cardinal Ambongo - 'The Situation in and Around Goma Is Deteriorating Day By Day'
"The situation in and around Goma is deteriorating day by day," says Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo Besungu, Metropolitan Archbishop of Kinshasa, to Fides. He refers to the capital of… Read more »
April 04
Congo-Kinshasa: New Islamist Attacks in the East of the Country - 30,000 Students Cannot Go to School Due to Insecurity
At least 10 people were killed and several buildings burned down in an attack by ADF militants in the rural municipality of Mangina, in the Beni area, in the province of North… Read more »
February 13
Congo-Kinshasa: The Advance of the M23 Towards Goma Triggers Waves of Protests in the Country
"I have come to reassure you that we are working to bring peace to North Kivu. You must remain calm. Hand in hand, we will drive out the Rwandan M23 rebels who are attacking us",… Read more »
January 02
Congo-Kinshasa: Opposition Denounces 'Irregularities' in the Election
The outgoing President of the Democratic Republic of Congo Félix Tshisekedi, was re-elected, with 73.34% of the vote. This emerges from the official results announced by the… Read more »
November 24, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: President of the Bishops' Conference - 'Here Too, Families Are in Crisis and Children Are Left to Their Fate As 'Street Children''
"2/023 was a very intense year for the Church in the Democratic Republic of Congo," says the President of the Congolese Episcopal Conference and Archbishop of Kisangan, Marcel… Read more »
November 10, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: So-Called 'Energy Transition' Caused Enormous Environmental Damage - President of the Bishops' Conference
Wars for the mineral resources of the energy transition, exploitation of Congolese resources for a supposed global ecologism that in reality causes enormous damage to the… Read more »
October 23, 2023
Central Africa: Bishops of the Great Lakes Region Call for an End to Violence in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo
"Everything must be done to put an end to the suffering of the people of the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)", say the members of the Association of Bishops'… Read more »
February 06, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: New Demonstrations in Goma As M23 Rebels Advance
Also today, February 6th, protests broke out again in Goma, capital of North Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), Barricades in the streets, where demonstrations that… Read more »
January 30, 2023
Africa: New Massacre in Ituri Two Days Before Papal Visit
As Pope Francis prepares to visit Kinshasa, dramatic news continues to arrive from the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 15 people have died in a triple assault on… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Rebels Withdraw From Rumangabo Military Base
On January 6, rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) officially handed over the Rumangabo military base they seized in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in… Read more »
December 21, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Resignation of the Archbishop of Kananga
The Holy Father has accepted the resignation from the pastoral care of the Archdiocese of Kananga (Democratic Republic of Congo) presented by His Exc. Msgr. Marcel Madila… Read more »
December 14, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Hundreds of Dead, Wounded and Missing, Serious Damage to Buildings
Twenty-four neighborhoods of Kinshasa, where some 12 million people live out of a total population of more than 17 million, have suffered serious damage due to the movements of… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Thousands of People Take Part in the Bishops' March for Peace in the East of the Country
"Our march has no political meaning, it aims to show the world that we are one people, united for the national cause, united for the sovereignty of our country and for the dignity… Read more »
December 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: National Mourning for the Massacre in a Village in the East of the Country
Three days of national mourning starting today, December 3, have been announced by Félix Tshisekedi, President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to commemorate the… Read more »
November 28, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Two Women Kidnapped By an Armed Group in the East of the Country
Two peace-seeking activists in South Kivu, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, were abducted by an armed group led by a deserting Congolese army officer (FARDC). Read more »
November 19, 2022
Rwanda: President of Rwanda in Favour of a Ceasefire in Eastern DRC
"Rwandan President Paul Kagame has agreed to assist the EAC facilitator to encourage the M23 to cease fire and withdraw from the conquered territories", reads a statement from… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: The UN Is Preparing to Leave Eastern DRC By Putting African Initiatives Back On the Agenda
"We are ready and willing to withdraw". Thus, the head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO), Bintou Keita, affirmed to the United Nations Security… Read more »
September 29, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Clashes Between Ethnic Groups - Desire for Material Goods Generates Conflicts, Says Cardinal
"I was in Kwamouth, from September 23 to 26, to comfort our brothers and sisters who are going through difficult times of violence and suffering. The images bear witness to my… Read more »
September 26, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Tensions in Goma Due to Protests
Tensions arose on the sidelines of a protest called "Dead City" held in Goma today, September 26, called by civil society organizations in North Kivu. The protests included demands… Read more »
September 02, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: We Want to Have a Say in the Plan to Withdraw the Blue Helmets - Civil Society
Representatives of civil society in South Kivu (eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo), following a meeting in the Archdiocese of Bukavu, called for ensuring a peaceful transfer… Read more »
August 30, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Appeal to Save the Life of a Human Rights Activist Threatened With Death
A Congolese human rights activist from Kasogomba is in danger of death. According to a note from the Coordination de la Société Civile du Hauts Plateaux à… Read more »
August 20, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: At Least 21 Dead in Attack On Gold Mine in Bigaragara
"Various armed groups led by former leaders of the Congolese Armed Forces (FARDC) named Makanika, Sematama, Mitabu and their allies have carried out another massacre of civilians… Read more »
August 03, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: Kinshasa Expels UN Mission Spokesperson
The government of Kinshasa has asked the UN Mission in Congo (MONUSCO) to remove its spokesman Mathias Gillmann. "In relation to the recent escalation of tensions between MONUSCO… Read more »
August 02, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Anger Is Understandable, but Violence Is Never Tolerable' - Bishops
Tensions continue in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo between the local population and the UN Blue Helmets of the UN Mission in the DRC (MONUSCO), after the assaults… Read more »
June 01, 2022
Congo-Kinshasa: 'Stop the War in North Kivu' - Bishops' Appeal Ahead of Pope Francis's Visit in July
"The nightmare of war has been going on for too long. We ask the belligerents to return to reason", exhort the Bishops of CENCO (National Episcopal Conference of the Congo), in a… Read more »