Tag: M23
US announces two-week ‘humanitarian truce’
The United States Department of State announced on July 4, 2024 that ” all parties to the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) [se sont] engaged in a…
Félix Tshisekedi discusses the security situation in the East
The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Félix Tshisekedi, spoke on the evening of Saturday to Sunday, June 30, on the occasion of the 64th anniversary of his…
end of the mission of a delegation of the Partners Coordination Group in South Kivu
In the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), the Partner Coordination Group’s mission to South Kivu has ended. This mission brought together around twenty technical and financial partners of the DRC…
fighting intensifies in the east between Congolese forces and M23 rebels
Violence continues in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, where M23 fighters, supported by the Rwandan army according to the UN, confront the Congolese army supported by pro-government…
in North Kivu, the FARDC offensive against the M23 continues
In eastern DRC, fighting continues on the fifth day of the resumption of clashes between the FARDC and the M23, supported by Rwanda. The Congolese army is supported by local…
an official ceremony for the victims killed during the May 3 bombing
Goma, the large city in the east of the DRC, is burying its dead this Wednesday, May 15 after the bombings of May 3. Rockets from the rebel positions of…
Ituri civil society calls for an end to the state of siege in the East
Civil society in the Congolese province of Ituri has been calling since Monday May 13 for an end to the state of siege. This special security regime where the army…
clashes between the M23 and the Congolese army in the east of the country
In the DRC, violence has not subsided in North Kivu. After a series of bombings which affected displaced people in Goma, fighting continued between Congolese government forces and the M23…
In the DRC, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights considers it “crucial to invest in the East”
The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights is on an official visit to the Democratic Republic of Congo, at the invitation of the Congolese government. Volker Türk concluded his…
the government awaits a “clarification” after Cardinal Ambongo’s remarks on the M23 rallies
In the DRC, on April 3, 2024, the government spokesperson returned to the remarks of Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo made during the last Easter mass. The head of the Congolese Catholic…