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Beatified martyr who saved war torn children of Congo revered by Goma's Catholics
In the capital of eastern Congo’s conflict-ridden North Kivu province, the Floribert Bwana Chui School of Peace takes in street children and those displaced by war. It's named after a murdered Congolese customs officer who fought corruption,
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DR Congo - M23 Rebels Say North Kivu Governor Killed
The military governor of North Kivu Province in eastern DR Congo was killed in the battlefield on Thursday, January 23, according to M23 rebels.Maj Gen Peter Chirimwami, who was based in provincial capital of Goma,
A rebel group is advancing on eastern Congo's largest city and over 100,000 people have fled
Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in on Goma
M23 is one of about 100 armed groups that have been vying for a foothold in mineral-rich eastern Congo, in a decades-long conflict that has created one of the world’s largest humanitarian crises.
Thousands uprooted as Congo M23 rebels near Goma in major advance
M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital
Authorities in eastern Congo say M23 rebels have seized the town of Minova, a key supply route for the provincial capital, Goma.
President cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages
The Democratic Republic of Congo's president has cut short his trip to the World Economic Forum in Davos as a deadly conflict escalates back home. Fighting has intensified in DR Congo's eastern region since the start of the year, with the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels seizing control of more territory than ever.
400,000 displaced this year as conflict rages in DRC's volatile east
The DR Congo army and M23 on Friday clashed near the main city in the country's volatile east as the UN warned the raging conflict had displaced over 400,000 people this year and could spark a regional war.
M23 Fighters Further Encircle Key DR Congo City Of Goma
The army acknowledged Tuesday a "breakthrough" by the M23 in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo where the armed group fighting government forces has seized a trading hub that supplies the city of Goma.
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Rwanda: Panic Spreads in Goma As M23 Rebels Threaten to March On City
Panic spread in Goma, the capital of DR Congo's North Kivu Province, on Thursday, January 23, with M23 rebels reportedly planning to march on the key city after recently gaining more ground against the Congolese army.
Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation
Tedeschi, who knew Kositi’s through their work together with the Sant’Egidio Community, said he was a model for today’s young people in Congo, who are constantly tempted by corruption in a country ranked among the poorest in the world. At least 70% of its people lived on less than $2.15 a day in 2024, according to the World Bank.
UN Chief Condemns Rebel Advances In Congo
The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has expressed alarm over the resumption of hostilities by the March 23 Movement (M2
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UNHCR gravely concerned by worsening violence and humanitarian crisis in eastern DR Congo
UNHCR is gravely concerned about the safety and security of civilians and internally displaced people (IDPs) in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as conflict further intensifies across South and North Kivu Provinces.
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Congo says several towns recaptured from rebels but fighting intensifies in its east
GOMA, Congo — Several towns that fell to armed groups in eastern Congo’s North Kivu and South Kivu provinces have been recaptured by government forces, a Congolese army spokesman said ...