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He took over leadership of the country in 2001 at the age of just 29, after his father and former coup leader, President ...
The International Committee of the Red Cross announced on Wednesday (April 30) it is escorting hundreds of Congolese soldiers ...
The South African armed forces say they have begun withdrawing their peacekeeping troops from rebel-controlled eastern Congo.
Farmers in a breadbasket town in eastern Congo who previously fled heavy fighting are facing new challenges as they return to ...
In a significant development, Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families, are being relocated from the ...
Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International ...
In this particular case, the ICRC was approached by several actors – notably the DRC’s ministry of defence and veterans, ...
The soldiers were among those defeated and surrounded by M23 fighters during the fall of Goma in January 2025. While some ...
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Why Kabila chose Goma for his return
Kabila has returned to the country after more than a year in a self-imposed exile to "participate in the peace efforts." ...
South Africa’s armed forces announced Thursday they had begun pulling their peacekeepers out of eastern Congo, a region now under the sway of rebel fighters.
The emerging crisis in eastern DR Congo and especially around the city of Goma, in the province of North Kivu, has worrying implications for cholera in the region. The area around Goma has been ...
The long-awaited transfer of defeated Congolese soldiers sheltered at a UN base in M23-controlled Goma in eastern DR Congo has begun, with up to 130 troops leaving the city this morning.