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Cibitoke : 15 Congolese drowned in the Rusizi while trying to flee fighting in the DRC

While clashes between the M23 and the Congolese army intensify in South Kivu, refugees are trying to flee to Burundi. In less than 48 hours, 15 people have lost their

Refugees

Ruyigi : on alert, Congolese refugees trapped, a climate of growing concern

In Ruyigi, more than 60 Congolese refugees from the Nyankanda, Bwagiriza and Kavumu camps, located in the provinces of Ruyigi and Cankuzo in eastern Burundi, were arrested and sent to

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Bukavu under the control of M23 rebels : widespread panic

The city of Bukavu fell into the hands of the M23 rebels on Friday, February 14, 2025. After taking Kavumu airport, the latter advanced without much resistance towards the city

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Goma : Catholic bishops and representatives of the Protestant church visited the new masters and pleaded for an inclusive dialogue

The Episcopal Conference of Congo (Cenco) and the Church of Christ in Congo (ECC) called on Wednesday, parties involved in the conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of

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War in Eastern Congo : Is South Africa planning to use Bujumbura airport to send new troops to Congo?

At least two South African army planes landed at Bujumbura airport in the commercial city of Burundi last Wednesday. They were carrying soldiers who were supposed to reinforce positions of

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Gatumba: an increasing number of Congolese flee to Burundi, some end up in custody

Several Congolese from the cities of Goma, Bukavu and Uvira, in the provinces of North Kivu and South Kivu in the east of the DRC (Democratic Republic of Congo) keep

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North Kivu : M23 installs its administration in the province

The M23 installed the new administration in the province of North Kivu on Thursday, which it largely occupies. Corneille Nangaa, head of the Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC) to which the

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Photo of the week : nearly 300 European mercenaries who were helping the FARDC have surrendered

The Rwandan army announced on Wednesday that it had received 288 European mercenaries who had surrendered to the M23 rebels. These mercenaries who were fighting alongside the Congolese army were

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Nyabibwe (South Kivu) : the M23 killed a colonel in charge of FARDC operations

Colonel Alexis Rugabisha was killed on Saturday, February 1, 2025. He died in the fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in the locality of Nyabibwe. It is in

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War in Eastern Congo : DRC will not bend, DRC will not back down (Tshisekedi statement)

The Rwandan defense forces, in support of their M23 puppets, are continuing their terrorist enterprise on our territory, sowing terror and desolation among our populations, accused Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi