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About 1 million people displaced in Congo's Goma since 2025: WFP
Kinshasa, Feb 25: The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) said on Tuesday that about 1 million people have been displaced since the beginning of 2025 from Goma city in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) seized by the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels.
M23 rebels in DR Congo's North Kivu hinder UN peacekeeping operations: UN
United Nations, Feb 22: The head of the UN mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) said that Rwanda-supported M23 rebels in the eastern North Kivu province are hampering peacekeeping operations.
DR Congo govt confirms M23's entry into Bukavu
Kinshasa, Feb 17: The government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) condemned the entry of the March 23 Movement (M23) rebels into Bukavu, a major city in the region. The rebels reportedly have seized multiple strategic sites of the city.
M23 rebels seize key DR Congo city as AU summit warns of regional war risk
Kinshasa, Feb 16: The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group announced that its fighters had entered Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu Province in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
M23 seizes strategic airport in DR Congo
Goma, Feb 15: The March 23 Movement (M23) armed group announced that it has seized control of Kavumu Airport in South Kivu Province, eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).
Bodies, untreated water, rain add up to health risks in DR Congo: UN
Moscow, Feb 4: Bodies in the streets, no clean water and an intensifying rainy season trigger escalating health risks in Goma, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), UN humanitarians said.
Flights suspended after violent protests in DR Congo, AU urges M23 to lay down arms
Kinshasa, Jan 29: Uganda Airlines announced the suspension of its flights to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), where several embassies were damaged, looted, and even set on fire amid mass demonstrations.
Uganda calls for talks to end escalation of fighting in DR Congo
Kampala, Jan 29: Uganda has called for talks between warring parties in a bid to end the escalation of fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a top official said.
DR Congo gripped by M23 advances, protests as regional mediation remains pending
Kinshasa, Jan 29: Tensions are running high in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) as fighting between the March 23 Movement (M23) rebel group and the DRC army continues in the eastern city of Goma, while civilian protests intensify in the capital, Kinshasa.