North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo – At least 43 people have been killed following a brutal overnight raid by militants linked to the Islamic State in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials confirmed on Thursday. The attackers, identified as fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), targeted Bafwakoa…
Conflicting reports have deepened uncertainty over whether the M23 rebel group is withdrawing from parts of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, raising fresh questions about the trajectory of the fragile security situation in the region. Local media outlets and residents in North Kivu have reported seeing M23 fighters vacating certain…
At least six people were killed Tuesday when a shaft collapsed at the Rubaya mine, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s largest coltan site located in the rebel-controlled east, witnesses told AFP. Three women and three men died when the shaft gave way around 70 kilometres west of Goma, the provincial…
Military officials in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have confirmed that nearly 40 fighters from the M23 rebel group have laid down their weapons in the country’s restive east. According to the army, the individuals who surrendered included civilians, police officers, and soldiers who had been abducted and…