Mass burials and market looting in eastern DRC – in pictures
People queue to collect water from a water point in Bukavu, 21 February. The DRC president, Félix Tshisekedi, is on ...
Read moreDetailsTag: Democratic Republic of the Congo
Photos: M23 rebels tighten their grip on major city in eastern DRC
Rwanda-backed rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have tightened their grip on Bukavu, the second major city ...
Read moreDetails
‘Over the precipice’: UN chief sounds alarm on DR Congo fighting
Antonio Guterres says a ‘regional escalation must be avoided at all costs’ as Rwanda-backed M23 forces gain ground in Democratic ...
Read moreDetails
DR Congo summit directs army chiefs to enforce ceasefire
The Rwanda-backed M23 is closing on the town of Kavumu in South Kivu in an offensive that has left thousands ...
Read moreDetails
The fall of Goma: 16 days of chaos and fear – in pictures
29 January: After seizing Goma, the M23 rebel group expels mercenary troops who had been fighting with the Congolese army. ...
Read moreDetails
Could conflict in eastern DR Congo expand across region?
M23 rebels have taken control of regional capital and advance deeper into the east.Hundreds of people killed and hundreds of ...
Read moreDetails
More than 230,000 displaced in DRC since start of the year, UN says
The UN says the forced displacement is one of ‘the most alarming’ humanitarian crises in the world.More than 230,000 people ...
Read moreDetails
Crime against humanity: Why has a court found Belgium guilty of kidnapping?
A court has ordered Belgium to pay millions of dollars in compensation to five mixed-race women who were forcibly taken ...
Read moreDetails
