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Congo-Kinshasa: Goma Locals Are Fed Up After Decades of Bloodshed
DW, 3 November 2022
People living in Goma have had enough of ongoing conflicts that have persisted for years. Many want rid of M23, UN peacekeepers and aid organizations because their presence has… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Mass Displacements in Eastern DR Congo Threaten Young Lives
UN News, 7 November 2022
The lives of thousands of children in overcrowded, unsanitary camps for internally displaced people (IDPs) in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seriously at risk,… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: A Humanitarian Desert - Lacklustre Response Amid Horrific Violence in DRC
MSF, 1 November 2022
In August, following an outbreak of violence in the provinces of Mai-Ndombe and Kwilu, in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) head… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Journalists Face Death Threats As M23 Rebels Advance, Flee for Safety
CPJ, 3 November 2022
As nearly two dozen Congolese journalists fled the eastern cities of Kiwanja and Rutshuru late last week out of fear for their lives, the Committee to Protect Journalists on… Read more »
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Uganda: Address - Tshisekedi Says DRC Choosing Peace Over War
Independent (Kampala), 4 November 2022
President Félix Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo has addressed the nation over the unrest in east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and said despite disagreement… Read more »
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Angola: João Lourenço and Félix Tshisekedi Discuss DRC Security Situation
ANGOP, 1 November 2022
The evolution of the security situation in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was the main topic of the telephone conversation on Tuesday, between the Angola and DRC Heads of… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: UNAIDS Is Deeply Concerned That Rising Violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo Threatens HIV Treatment and Prevention Services
UNAIDS, 2 November 2022
UNAIDS is alarmed that fighting between government forces and rebels in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo is causing serious disruption and harm to treatment, prevention… Read more »
Locals Weary of Decades-Long Bloodshed in DR Congo's Goma
People living in Goma have had enough of ongoing conflicts that have persisted for years. Many want be rid of M23 rebels, UN peacekeepers and aid organisations because their presence has done little to improve their lives, writes Judith Raupp for Deutsche Welle.
The East African Community (EAC) - comprising Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda and South Sudan since 2016 - wants to bring all parties to the negotiating table. But Congolese Foreign Minister Christophe Lutundula is hesitant about engaging with M23 rebels.
North Kivu and its neighbouring province Ituri have been under military rule since May 2021, due to the poor security situation.
In a national address, DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi again accused Rwanda of destabilising the east of the country to appropriate its minerals. But he said despite disagreement with Rwanda, he has chosen peace over war. He called for unity, and warned "civilian or military traitors" that they will face the full brunt of the law.
A day earlier, Kenyan President William Ruto flagged off troops headed for a peacekeeping mission in the DR Congo. The deployment follows a decision endorsed and adopted by regional leaders at the third EAC Heads of State Conclave on Peace and Security in eastern DR Congo, held in Nairobi in June 2022.
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