Congo

Militant attacks kill over dozen in eastern DRC

The attacks come a week after militants linked to Daesh killed at least 23 people in a raid on an eastern village in the central African country.

M23 rebels seize town in DRC's east; military touts tactical withdrawal

Tutsi-led rebels take over Kitshanga town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo in reinvigorated offensive but army says "genocidal forces" are being lured deep into the area to avoid civilian casualties.

UN calls for talks between Rwanda, DRC after shooting Congolese fighter jet

Regional instruments 'can help establish facts, clear up misunderstandings,' says UN envoy.

Several killed in eastern DRC attack blamed on Daesh-linked Ugandan group

Suspected Allied Democratic Forces militants accused of carrying out the overnight attack in the village of Makugwe, in the Beni area of North Kivu province.

At least 145 people feared dead in DRC boat tragedy

Boat carrying 200 passengers was travelling to neighbouring Republic of Congo when it sank in Lulonga River overnight on Tuesday, leaving 145 people unaccounted for — presumed dead now — officials say, adding 55 people survived disaster.

Rwanda, DRC trade accusations of abandoning peace deal

Kigali says Kinshasa is trying to "sabotage or abandon" deal to "perpetuate conflict" as DRC's top diplomat blames M23 and Rwanda of "failing" to uphold peace deal.

UN finds mass graves of civilians in 'gruesome' DRC discovery

Graves containing at least 49 bodies found in northeastern Ituri province, near Uganda border, after attacks blamed on CODECO militants, says UN.

DRC's Tshisekedi accuses M23 rebels of faking agreed pullback

"They're simply moving around [and] redeploying elsewhere," says President Felix Tshisekedi at World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, accusing neighbouring Rwanda of supporting Tutsi-led group.

Death toll from bomb blast at church in DRC rises to 17

The Daesh group claimed responsibility for the attack during a Sunday service at a Protestant church in the eastern Congolese town of Kasindi.

Daesh-linked group suspected of carrying out deadly attack on DRC church

At least five people were reported killed and 15 others injured in a bombing in the city of Kasindi that the army blamed on the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) armed group.

M23 rebels hand key army base in eastern DRC to regional force

Taken over by Tutsi-led M23 rebels two months ago, Rumangabo base in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo will be overseen by Kenyan forces deployed by regional bloc East African Community.

How the M23 advance threatens DR Congo’s endangered gorilla population

Amid a humanitarian crisis in DR Congo, vast areas near Virunga National Park have come under M23 rebel control, leading to deforestation, poaching and illicit farming.