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Congo-Kinshasa: The Tale of the Short-Lived 'Central Kivu' Province
In our previous article, "The 67-year struggle for congolese Tutsi citizenship must end," we explored how the Kinyarwanda-speaking community's electoral victories in Eastern DR Congo fueled resentment ...
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Congo-Kinshasa: As More People Are Driven From Their Homes In DRC Food Insecurity Worsens, Creating Heightened Humanitarian Needs Regionally
Press Release - The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) warned today that the sheer scale of people being displaced ...
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Reports of sexual violence in Eastern DRC surge by almost 700% in March as armed conflict intensifies – ActionAid
Data collected by ActionAid shows that escalating attacks by armed groups in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have ...
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Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say
The governor of eastern Congo’s North Kivu province has died from injuries ... Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated Press writer Christina Malkia in Kinshasa, Congo, contributed ...
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The US is negotiating a minerals deal with conflict-hit Congo, a Trump official says
The Bisie tin mine, around 60 kilometers (35 miles) northwest of the town, accounts for the majority of tin exports from North Kivu province. Banchereau reported from Dakar, Senegal. Associated ...
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DR Congo appoints new military governor in North Kivu amid rebel offensive
Gen. Somo Kakule Evariste was appointed as the new governor of the conflict-hit North Kivu province amid a rebel offensive in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo. This appointment comes ...
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M23 rebels in eastern Congo seize a town on a key supply route to the provincial capital
The group rose to prominence in 2012 when its fighters seized Goma, the capital of North Kivu province and eastern Congo’s largest city, on the border with Rwanda. M23 is one of about 100 armed ...
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Congo gold miner halts operations in tax dispute with M23 rebel administration
Nyiragongo territory of North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo April 14, 2025. PHOTO/REUTERS Twangiza Mining, a gold miner operating in the rebel-controlled South Kivu ...
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Nearly 3,000 people killed after rebels seize key city in DR Congo, UN says
“In Bukavu, tensions are rising as the M23 moves closer, just 50km north of the city,” Van de Perre told reporters, calling the situation in South Kivu province “particularly concerning.