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Congo-Kinshasa: Hundreds of Thousands Face Desperate Conditions As Fighting Surges in Eastern DR Congo
Norwegian Refugee Council, 26 February 2024
Just 20km from Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fighting is raging over the town of Sake. Escalating violence is forcing people to… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Police Detain Journalist Masand Mafuta, Slap Him, Seize Equipment and Money
CPJ, 28 February 2024
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must hold accountable the police officers who arrested and then assaulted journalist Masand Mafuta, and ensure his belongings… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: DRC Journalist Lucien Lyenda Attacked By Armed Forces While Covering Protest
CPJ, 27 February 2024
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) must investigate and hold accountable the soldiers who attacked journalist Lucien Lyenda while he covered a demonstration… Read more »
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Rwanda: Regional Lawmakers Condemn Ethnic Violence in DR Congo
New Times, 26 February 2024
Lawmakers from the Great Lakes Region have condemned ethnically motivated violence and discrimination in eastern DR Congo, and called on the international community to consider the… Read more »
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Congo-Kinshasa: Eastern DR Congo - Al Jazeera's Sanitization of Killer Militia Needs to Stop
New Times, 28 February 2024
Over the last few days, Catherine Wambua-Soi, Al Jazeera's producer in the region, has enjoyed unfettered access to government-controlled areas in eastern DR Congo, notably the… Read more »
Families in DR Congo Tell Stories of Escaping Escalating Fighting
Just 20km from Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, fighting is raging over the town of Sake. Escalating violence is forcing people to move, worsening their already dire situation. Here is the story of two families displaced by the ongoing violence.
A North Kivu camp for people displaced by battles in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (file photo)
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The latest conflict in Eastern DRC has resulted in catastrophic conditions for the local population, the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Food Programme (WFP) ... Read more »
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While the M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, and the DR Congo troops continue battlling over the strategic town of Sake, which is on the way to Goma, refugee camps and hospitals a Read more »
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complex legacyHundreds of women took to the streets of Kinshasa to demand an end to violence as fighting again surges between the army and rebel forces in eastern DR Congo. The protesters Read more »
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Speaking after being sworn in for a second term as president of the Democratic Republic of thge Congo, Felix Tshisekedi promised that to take "all actions necessary for the ... Read more »
