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Almost 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo

Radio Jamaica · February 6, 2025

Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, after it was captured by rebels following days of fierce fighting with the Congolese army. The UN said so far 2,000 bodies have been collected...

UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC’s Goma

New Delhi Times · February 6, 2025

A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city. Vivian van de Perre, the deputy head...

Congo: Activist attacked and hospitalized as he combats homophobic Minister of Justice

Erasing 76 Crimes · December 6, 2024

Anti-gay justice minister seeks arrests even though homosexuality is legal in the DRC Alphonse Mihigo receiving medical care after anti-gay attack. (Photo courtesy of Notabilite Afrique) Congolese LGBTQI+ rights activist Alphonse Mihigo was...

Ceasefire in east Congo appears to crumble

SABC News · February 6, 2025

M23 rebels have seized control of the town of Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week. The capture of...

An unknown illness kills over 50 people in part of Congo with hours between symptoms and death

Tri-City News · February 24, 2025

KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in northwestern Congo, according to doctors on the ground and the World Health Organization on Monday. KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — An unknown illness has killed over 50 people in...

Why conflict in eastern DRC is unlikely to end soon as history repeats itself

The Standard ·

Residents walk next to a vehicle with M23 fighters in Bukavu on February 16, 2025. M23 fighters entered the DR Congo provincial capital of Bukavu on February 14, 2025. [AFP] For decades, Congo’s eastern regions of North and South Kivu have been a...

Stench of rotting corpses pollutes the air as hundreds left to rot in abandoned hospital

Daily Star · February 28, 2025

Hundreds of decomposing bodies were left rotting in a Congo morgue for several months until the "nauseating odors" began polluting the area. The remains of 208 people were abandoned at the General Reference Hospital's morgue in the African...

Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says

KVIA - Texas · February 6, 2025

By Caroline Jamie, Mounira Elsamra and Alex Stambaugh, CNN (CNN) — Nearly 3,000 people have been killed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, according to the United Nations, after it was captured by rebels following...

Deadly symptoms of mystery 'crying disease' in Congo that kills within hours, revealed: Complete list

The Times of India ·

After last year's Disease X, another mysterious and deadly illness that's being referred to as 'crying disease', is sweeping through parts of Congo. It has so far left over 50 dead and infected over 400 people. What's most terrifying about the...

UN: Deaths near 3,000 in fighting for DRC's Goma

Voice of America · February 5, 2025

UNITED NATIONS — A senior U.N. official in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Wednesday that nearly 3,000 people have been killed in a fighting between M23 militants and the national army over control of a key eastern city. Vivian van de Perre,...

DR Congo: WHO tracks deadly mysterious illness

Media Monitors Network · February 27, 2025

In recent months, disease surveillance has identified increases in cases and fatalities on three occasions across different areas of the country, which triggered follow-up investigations to confirm the cause and provide needed support, WHO said in...

WHO extends mpox emergency as more transmissible clade 1a variant identified in DR Congo

CIDRAP ·

Following a meeting of its mpox emergency committee yesterday, the World Health Organization (WHO) today accepted the experts' recommendation that the situation still warrants a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the...

DR Congo soldiers, rebels’ clash death toll hits over 900

Punch · February 5, 2025

More than 900 people have been killed in the past two weeks amid intense fighting between M23 rebels and government forces in Goma, a city in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. According to a statement released late Monday by the World...

Rebels take another town in Congo

Otago Daily Times · February 5, 2025

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of a mining town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday, in an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they declared this week. The capture...

US Embassy in Kinshasa urges citizens to leave as it suspends consular services

Capital FM Kenya · February 4, 2025

NAIROBI, Kenya, Feb 4-The United States Embassy in Kinshasa has urged all citizens currently in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to leave immediately using available commercial means following deteriorating security situation in the country....

M23 rebels seize another DRC town in violation of ceasefire

BusinessLIVE ·

Bengaluru — Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the town of Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC’s) South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday — an apparent violation of a unilateral ceasefire they...

A testament to continued divine support: Huzoor highlights a year of global progress in second-day address at Jalsa Salana UK 2025

Al Hakam · July 26, 2025

Hadeeqat-ul-Mahdi, Alton, 26 July 2025: Shortly after 4 pm, Hazrat Mirza Masroor Ahmad, Khalifatul Masih Vaa, arrived in the main jalsa gah for the second session of the second day of Jalsa Salana UK 2025. The session commenced with the recitation...

Ceasefire in DRC as ‘hundreds’ protest in Pretoria [PICS]

The Citizen (South Africa) · February 5, 2025

President Cyril Ramaphosa has vowed to keep providing support to the DRC despite nationwide calls to withdraws SANDF troops. As Rwandan-backed armed group M23 declared a humanitarian “ceasefire” in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s perennially...

Conflict In Eastern DRC Escalates As Rebels Take Control Of Goma

The Organization for World Peace · February 3, 2025

Last week, conflict in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) intensified as the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group seized control of Goma — the largest city of the North Kivu province — during a rapid military advance through the eastern part of the...

Rebels in Congo capture town despite ceasefire, sources say

The Malaysian Star · February 5, 2025

GOMA, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) - Rwandan-backed M23 rebels have seized control of the town of Nyabibwe in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's South Kivu province, eight sources said on Wednesday - an apparent violation of a...