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In eastern Congo, M23 rebels backed by Rwanda have captured major cities, battled government troops, and challenged the authority of Kinshasa. Now former President Joseph Kabila has joined the ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: AFRICA/DR CONGO - Joseph Kabila at the helm of the new political-military movement, FRN
Former President Joseph Kabila is at the helm of a new political-military movement announced on 12 October in Goma, capital of North Kivu province in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: Ex-DR Congo leader Kabila takes over eastern rebellion, but next move unclear
In a surprise move, former DR Congo president Joseph Kabila has taken charge of the rebellion led by the anti-government armed group M23 in the east of the country, raising questions about his ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: In rebel-controlled eastern DRC, political coverage banned, journalist Claude Kashonga suspended
Kinshasa, August 25, 2026—The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on rebel authorities controlling part of the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo to lift the restrictions that prohibit media ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: AU warns against seizure of power by force amid tensions in DR Congo
KINSHASA, Oct. 20 (Xinhua) -- The African Union (AU) on Tuesday warned against the seizure of power by force in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as political tensions mount following former ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: The Congo As A Site Of Capital Accumulation
A lot of news has circulated across various global media platforms following reports that militias affiliated with Erik Prince—the U.S. billionaire and founder of the infamous military contractor ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: Congo-Kinshasa: Ex-DR Congo President Kabila to Lead New 'Politico-Military' Alliance With M23 Rebels
Former Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila has joined forces with the Rwanda-backed M23 armed group to lead a new political and military alliance, marking his most direct intervention ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: Ceasefire monitoring mission arrives in Democratic Republic of Congo
A monitoring mission has been deployed in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to verify the formal ceasefire between the DRC’s army and M23 rebels said to be backed by Rwanda. The United ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: DR Congo Commitments Must Deliver Tangible Progress, UN Envoy Says
Serious challenges remain despite sustained diplomatic engagement to address the conflict in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: Mourners bury DR Congo official killed after defending Ebola response
Marie-Celestin Karondwa died of his injuries after being beaten at his home in Butembo, an Ebola hotspot, on Sunday.
News Democratic Republic Congo » South Kivu » Politics: Tim Kennedy Update: UFC fighter in Walter Reed after being shot Congo
Former UFC star Tim Kennedy is recovering at Walter Reed after being shot during a deadly ambush in eastern Congo.