Congo-Kinshasa: Divisions Within the Wazalendo Self-Defense Movement Exacerbate Insecurity

A population caught between a rock and a hard place. This is how the inhabitants of the Lemera highlands/ Ruzizi plain, in South Kivu province, eastern Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Rwanda: 'In Addition to Rwanda, the M23 and Its Congolese Leadership Must Be Sanctioned'

"The US sanctions on Rwanda do not affect the Congolese who are recruited by the M23," local sources from South Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, occupied by… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'U.S. Sanctions Against the Rwandan Army Confirm Its Presence in Eastern DR Congo'

"This is a significant sanction that confirms Rwanda's presence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo," local sources in South Kivu told Fides, following the sanctions imposed on… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Fighting for the Strategic Coltan Mine in Rubaya

A fierce battle is raging in the Masisi region of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo for control of the strategically important coltan mine in Rubaya. This… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Tragedy At the Luwowo Mine - Accusations Between the Government and the M23

A tragedy caused by the "rampant and illegal exploitation of Congolese natural resources orchestrated by Rwanda and the M23/AFC." This is how the Ministry of Communications and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Copper and Cobalt From Congo Soon in American Hands

Security in exchange for minerals. This is the "deal" between the United States government and the Democratic Republic of Congo, which forms the basis of the "U.S.-DRC Strategic… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: U.S. Pressure Forces M23 to Abandon Uvira

"US pressure has forced the M23 to withdraw from Uvira," local sources in the second largest city in South Kivu, which has been contested in recent weeks between Congolese armed… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Conflicting Reports On the Assassination of Former President Kabila in Uvira

Rumors have been circulating in recent days about the alleged assassination of former Congolese President Joseph Kabila. According to information sent to Fides, former Congolese… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: New Massacres Committed By ADF Jihadists in Eastern DRC

At least 25 people have been killed in North Kivu in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in a series of attacks attributed to rebels of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF). Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: More Than 30,000 Displaced People, With Nothing, On the Border With the Democratic Republic of Congo

The humanitarian situation in the Zémio area of the Central African Republic has reached alarming proportions. According to Msgr. Aurelio Gazzera, Coadjutor Bishop of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Between M23 'Ghost' Militiamen and Private Vendettas, Uvira Lives in Uncertainty

A city suspended in limbo. This is the situation in Uvira, a city in South Kivu, in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on the border with Burundi, which was captured on December… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Despite Peace Agreement - M23 Advance Towards Uvira

The strategically important city of Uvira is in the sights of the M23 rebel movement. According to the United Nations, the rebels, supported by elements of the Rwandan army, are… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'Peace in Eastern DR Congo Must Also Include Congolese Civilians'

"We want the voices of the residents in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo to be heard in the peace negotiations," lawyer Néné Bintu Iragi, president of the civil… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Bishops React to the Death Sentence Handed Down Against Former President Kabila

"The death penalty is not compatible with the Gospel and does not promote national cohesion," the bishops of the Democratic Republic of Congo stated after the death sentence handed… Read more »

Central Africa: Appeal From South Kivu Civil Society - 'Territorial Integrity Must Be Respected and the Local Population Must Be Included in the Peace Talks'

The populations in war-torn areas must not be ignored by not being invited to negotiations to resolve the conflicts that affect them. This is what a group of personalities and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Is the M23, Together With the Twirwaneho Militia, Aiming to Advance Into Katanga?

"The goal of the M23 is to advance from the Ruzizi plains to then conquer Katanga and thus gain complete control of the main Congolese mines," missionary sources in South Jivu… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Uncertainty Over the Continuation of Talks Between the DRC and M23, While the Civilian Population Continues to Suffer

Despite the peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, as well as the agreements reached with the M23 rebel movement, the civilian population in North and… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: Ituri Youth Peace Demonstration Marked By Komanda Church Massacre

"You do not build a nation with a Kalashnikov," said Bishop Sosthène Ayikuli Udjuwa of Mahagi-Nioka in Ituri in his address to young people, urging them not to join one of… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: A Declaration of Principles Was Signed in Doha Between the Congolese Government and the M23 to End the War

The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the M23/Congo River Alliance (AFC) guerrillas signed a declaration of principles on July 19 in Doha, Qatar, to end the… Read more »

Congo-Kinshasa: 'We Women of Bukavu' - a Mother of Four Reports From the City Occupied By the M23

"I am a mother of four children whom I send to school. I collect empty plastic bottles; after washing them, I fill them with water or fruit juice from a powdered preparation, put… Read more »

Rwanda: Peace Agreement Between the Democratic Party and Rwanda - Another Mockery

"The impression created by the people of Bukavu, exhausted by more than four months of occupation, is one of perplexity and the feeling of being deceived again and again, even if… Read more »