La Croix1d
DR Congo's death penalty plan for gang youth sparks division
The National Episcopal Conference of Congo (CENCO), which has consistently opposed the death penalty, maintains its stance. Speaking to La Croix International, Monsignor Donatien Nshole ...
jacobin2d
How the West Destroyed Congo’s Hopes for Independence
Patrice Lumumba became the prime minister of newly independent Congo. His close ally Andrée Blouin describes how Belgium and ...
M23’s capture of Goma is the latest chapter in eastern Congo’s long-running war
Creating sustainable peace in Congo requires giving justice to the victims of war crimes and preventing the illicit trade in ...
DRC crisis: What does it mean for South Africa?
While the Southern African Development Community (SADC) and the East African Community (EAC) scramble to end the fighting in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) , a war of words between ...
South Africa: What does Ramaphosa have to win — or lose — in the DRC crisis?
Relations between Rwanda and South Africa have soured as security deteriorates in eastern DR Congo. Kagame, meanwhile, took ...
The New Times on MSN11d
Moving in a wrong direction: 22 years after the Pretoria agreement
The capture of Goma, the capital of North Kivu Province, on Monday, January 27, by the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes the M23 rebels, has demonstrated everything wrong in the ongoing ...
The Independent13d
As M23 rebel group advances in Congo, a new leader signals a shift in its identity
In 2023, he joined the Congo River Alliance, a political-military coalition including 17 parties and rebel groups opposed to the government of Tshisekedi and became a top political figure. Besides the ...
BBC14d
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U.S. News & World Report15d
Rwanda-Backed Rebels Bed Down in Congo's Goma and Push South for Further Gains
"We are asking all Goma residents to go back to normal activities," Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, told reporters. The situation in the ...
The Straits Times15d
Explainer: What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?
Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance (AFC), which includes Democratic Republic of Congo's M23 rebels, told Reuters on Tuesday that they plan to govern Goma. M23 forces were later ...
Yahoo News UK15d
Rwanda-backed rebels bed down in Congo's Goma and push south for further gains
"We are asking all Goma residents to go back to normal activities," Corneille Nangaa, leader of the Congo River Alliance rebel coalition that includes M23, told reporters. The situation in the city ...
Mongabay15d
Mineral exploitation overshadows green diplomacy in Congo’s Sangha region
The Republic of Congo’s minister of mines has issued at ... but now the landscape is destroyed — there are no trees left. The river is just mud. How can we get the water back?