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Fighting was reported in the capital, Kinshasa, in the early hours of 19 May, coinciding with Pentecost Sunday, at approximately 04:30. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] Clashes between men wearing camouflage fatigues holding assault rifles and the security forces [ 1 ] were reported near the Palais du Peuple , [ 7 ] [ 8 ] which the assailants managed to enter. [ 9 ]
The 2023 Goma massacre occurred on August 27, 2023, when a protest erupted in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo, against the presence of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) forces across the country. MONUSCO was accused of failing to prevent the violence by militant groups ...
The 2025 Goma offensive was a military operation launched by the March 23 Movement (M23), a Congolese rebel group that is part of the Congo River Alliance (AFC) and is supported by Rwanda, against the regional capital of Goma in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). It lasted from January 23 to January 30, 2025.
BUTEMBO, Democratic Republic of Congo (Reuters) -At least seven people have been killed in unrest in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's North Kivu province, local officials said on Saturday ...
Protesters, MONUSCO peacekeepers, and bystanders were killed during the clashes. [135] The North Africa Post alleged that the rebels had used the protests as cover for attacks, and had been involved in an attack on Moroccan peacekeepers at Nyamilima. [136] One MONUSCO soldier was killed in a direct clash with M23 at Bunagana. [137]
From 2021 to 2024, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continued to face significant conflict, particularly in the eastern regions of Ituri, North Kivu, and South Kivu. Throughout the conflict, rebel troops have carried out raids and massacres across the DRC, resulting in heavy civilian casualties.
I served with Emanuel in Congress and worked closely with him when he chaired the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee between 2004 and 2006. The parallels between then and now make a ...
The Democratic Republic of the Congo [b] (DRC), also known as the DR Congo, Congo-Kinshasa, or simply the Congo, is a country in Central Africa. By land area, it is the second-largest country in Africa and the 11th-largest in the world.