DR Congo

In the last half-hour

Congo severs ties with Rwanda as conflict escalates Radio New Zealand02:27

Congo-Kinshasa: DRC - 3 Questions On the Intensification of the Armed Conflict in North and South Kivu AllAfrica02:24

In the last 2 hours

Rebels kill 13 foreign peacekeepers in DR Congo BBC01:35

Thirteen peacekeepers killed in Democratic Republic of Congo TRT World01:02

In the last 6 hours

Nine SANDF soldiers killed in fierce fighting with M23 rebels in the DRC defenceWeb22:21 25-Jan-25

DR Congo conflict could have ‘catastrophic’ fallout: HRW Macau Business21:59 25-Jan-25

9 South African soldiers killed as conflict in eastern Congo escalates Voice of America21:55 25-Jan-25

Congo: Workshop on Climate Change Reporting International Federation of Journalists21:50 25-Jan-25

In the last 8 hours

At least 12 peacekeepers killed in eastern DR Congo fighting Al Jazeera20:36 25-Jan-25

Sadc Condemns Recent Attacks On The Southern African Development Community Mission In The Democratic Republic Of Congo… Southern African Development Community (Press Release)20:36 25-Jan-25

Nine SANDF members killed in DRC fighting off M23 rebels advancing on Goma News2419:25 25-Jan-25

DR Congo: Peacekeepers killed in heavy fighting with M23 Deutsche Welle19:24 25-Jan-25

Yesterday

Angola ‘deeply concerned’ as DR Congo battle intensify Macau Business18:45 25-Jan-25

UN relocates non-critical staff from North Kivu, DR Congo UN Geneva (Press Release)18:32 25-Jan-25

Six peacekeepers killed in Democratic Republic of Congo TRT World17:12 25-Jan-25

6 African peacekeepers killed, 14 injured in Democratic Republic of Congo clashes Anadolu Agency16:48 25-Jan-25

2 South African peacekeepers killed fighting rebels in eastern Congo The Washington Times16:46 25-Jan-25

Three South African soldiers killed in DR Congo clashes AfricaNews15:51 25-Jan-25

Three South African Soldiers Killed, 18 Injured In DR Congo — Sources Channels Television15:46 25-Jan-25

PR: UN temporarily relocates non-critical staff from Goma (North-Kivu) without interrupting its operations United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (Press Release)15:14 25-Jan-25

South African peacekeepers killed in DRC as fighting rages South China Morning Post14:31 25-Jan-25

DRC: 3 questions on the intensification of the armed conflict in North and South Kivu MSF International14:26 25-Jan-25

Communiqué of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission on the grave situation in Eastern DRC African Union14:07 25-Jan-25

Rebels kill DR Congo governor as M23 fighting escalates Daily Post14:03 25-Jan-25

Two journalists expelled in a week: FAJ concerned about deteriorating press freedom in Congo International Federation of Journalists13:42 25-Jan-25

S. African peacekeepers killed as fighting rages in DRC Digital Journal12:59 25-Jan-25

Hundreds injured as M23 rebels advance on eastern DR Congo’s main city euronews12:49 25-Jan-25

9 UN peacekeepers injured as rebels close in on eastern Congo’s main city ABC News11:43 25-Jan-25

UN says M23 conflict in DR Congo could spark regional war France 2411:17 25-Jan-25

Democratic Republic of Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma African Press Organization11:09 25-Jan-25

Angola ‘Deeply Concerned’ As DR Congo Battle Intensifies Channels Television10:59 25-Jan-25

Three Sandf soldiers killed in DRC: Sandu demands government transparency IOL10:00 25-Jan-25

MONUSCO ignores M23 rebel warning, intensifies support to Congolese army coalition The New Times09:55 25-Jan-25

Belgium urges citizens to leave Goma as M23 rebels advance Belga News Agency09:22 25-Jan-25

Congolese rebels gun down provincial military governor The Daily Trust09:13 25-Jan-25

Three SANDF soldiers killed in the DRC – Sandu defenceWeb08:58 25-Jan-25

Democratic Republic of the Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack African Press Organization08:46 25-Jan-25

Congo provincial military governor dies in rebel offensive Times LIVE08:35 25-Jan-25

Fighting intensifies following death of DR Congo governor AfricaNews07:53 25-Jan-25

Risch on M23 Rebels Advancement Towards Congo Regional Capital United States Senate Committee on Foreign Relations (Press Release)05:55 25-Jan-25

Briefing Notes: Democratic Republic Of Congo Scoop02:56 25-Jan-25

UN peacekeepers locked in 'intense' fighting against M23 rebels in DRC TRT World02:48 25-Jan-25

What to know about the escalating conflict in eastern Congo as rebels close in on Goma The Washington Times01:20 25-Jan-25

In the last 7 days

Feeding the Congo Basin Pulitzer Center22:48 24-Jan-25

DR Congo: Civilians at Risk as M23 Approaches Goma Human Rights Watch21:43 24-Jan-25

IFJ Condemns Increase of Violence Against Journalists in DRC International Federation of Journalists21:27 24-Jan-25

America Should Side with the Rebels in the Democratic Republic of Congo American Enterprise Institute21:26 24-Jan-25

Africa File, January 24, 2025: Russia Continues Pivot to Libya and Mali; SAF Advances in Khartoum; M23 Marches on Goma; … Institute for the Study of War21:11 24-Jan-25

Sandu calls for SANDF clarity on reports of casualties in the DRC defenceWeb21:03 24-Jan-25

MONUSCO peacekeepers step in to help FARDC and SAMIDRC against M23 advance on Goma defenceWeb20:32 24-Jan-25

Congo: Governor killed as fighting intensifies Deutsche Welle20:22 24-Jan-25

Sandu raises alarm over casualties in DRC, demands immediate support for Sa troops Times LIVE20:04 24-Jan-25

DR Congo battles intensify, Western citizens get out of to evacuate Goma News2419:55 24-Jan-25

DR Congo battles intensify, Western nations ask citizens to leave Goma The Times of Malta19:13 24-Jan-25

US, UK, and France advise citizens to leave Goma as M23 rebels advance in DRC Belga News Agency19:07 24-Jan-25

Africa: Trump Will Change U.S.-Africa Ties - How Much and How Fast? AllAfrica18:54 24-Jan-25

9 UN peacekeepers injured during clashes in Democratic Republic of Congo Anadolu Agency18:47 24-Jan-25

PR: MONUSCO peacekeepers actively support FARDC and SAMIDRC against M23 United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the DR Congo (Press Release)18:27 24-Jan-25

Military governor of DRC’s North Kivu province killed in M23 rebel assault Al Jazeera18:08 24-Jan-25

Over 400,000 displaced this year in east DRC violence— UN The Jamaica Observer17:51 24-Jan-25

France, US, UK urge nationals to leave DR Congo's Goma as M23 battles intensify France 2417:42 24-Jan-25

Today's top news: Occupied Palestinian Territory, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Nigeria UN OCHA17:29 24-Jan-25

Secretary-General Calls on 23 March Movement to Immediately Cease Offensive, Withdraw from All Occupied Areas in… United Nations (Press Release)17:21 24-Jan-25

U.N. chief warns of rebel advances in Democratic Republic of Congo UPI17:17 24-Jan-25

M23 rebels say North Kivu governor of Democratic Republic of Congo killed Anadolu Agency16:44 24-Jan-25

Governor of Congo's North Kivu province dies of his wounds in fighting with rebels, authorities say Burnaby Now16:41 24-Jan-25

Red Rock Resources reports progress with DRC arbitration ShareCast16:28 24-Jan-25

SADC Secretariat convened the meeting of the Lobito Corridor Committee of Ministers to launch the Interim Secretariat… Southern African Development Community (Press Release)16:15 24-Jan-25

DR of Congo governor ‘killed by rebels’ as fighting intensifies Irish Examiner16:14 24-Jan-25

Fighting Nears Congo Trading Hub as UN Warns of Broader War Yahoo! UK & Ireland15:48 24-Jan-25

IFJ Condemns the Harassment of Journalists and Unionists in the DR Congo International Federation of Journalists15:10 24-Jan-25

DR Congo emergency: Fears that regional capital Goma faces attack UN Geneva (Press Release)14:35 24-Jan-25

Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major… The Conversation (Africa)14:20 24-Jan-25

Tony Parker joins forces with DRC for 'Invest in DRC' night in Paris AfricaNews14:07 24-Jan-25

UN refugee agency 'gravely' concerned over worsening violence in Democratic Republic of Congo Anadolu Agency13:31 24-Jan-25

UN warns Dr Congo's M23 conflict could spark regional war Times LIVE12:51 24-Jan-25

President cuts short Davos trip as DR Congo fighting rages BBC12:50 24-Jan-25

AFRICA/DR CONGO - Escalation of violence in North Kivu: M23 rebels advance towards Goma Agenzia Fides12:49 24-Jan-25

AFRICA/GABON - The intention to establish a Catholic University in Gabon confirmed Agenzia Fides12:49 24-Jan-25

UNHCR gravely concerned by worsening violence and humanitarian crisis in eastern DR Congo ReliefWeb (Press Release)12:00 24-Jan-25

UN SG warns of increased threats in DR Congo defenceWeb11:48 24-Jan-25

DRC and Tony Parkar collaborate for the invest in DRC forum in Paris AfricaNews11:44 24-Jan-25

Congolese anti-corruption Martyr inspires a new generation AfricaNews10:54 24-Jan-25

Turkey offers to mediate between Rwanda and DR Congo Turkish Minute10:10 24-Jan-25

Denying citizenship as a weapon of war: DRC’s gamble against M23 The New Times09:37 24-Jan-25

Member of Bishops’ Conference say situation in eastern Congo is ‘catastrophic’ Crux08:12 24-Jan-25

Red Rock Resources Advances in DRC Arbitration Settlement TipRanks08:08 24-Jan-25

Chinese nationals ignore embassy warnings in gold rush to DRC’s troubled east South China Morning Post08:02 24-Jan-25

Killed for fighting corruption, a Congolese man made a martyr is inspiring a new generation ABC News07:44 24-Jan-25

DR Congo: M23 rebels say North Kivu governor killed The New Times05:46 24-Jan-25

Rebels close in on eastern DR Congo’s largest city as army battles to halt advance South China Morning Post05:45 24-Jan-25

Former asylum seeker/qathet resident continues medical studies Powell River Peak04:20 24-Jan-25

IFJ Condemns Dismissal of Eight Journalists by Newspaper in DRC International Federation of Journalists04:09 24-Jan-25

M23 rebels battling DRC army approach Goma city after seizing Sake town TRT World02:32 24-Jan-25

Dr Congo: Military fights to halt M23 rebels, UN 'alarmed' Deutsche Welle23:10 23-Jan-25

Guterres Voices Alarm Over M23 Rebel Offensive In DR Congo, ‘Devastating Toll’ On Civilians Scoop23:03 23-Jan-25

Africa again on alert as mpox cases on the rise, including 38 deaths Mercopress22:54 23-Jan-25

Panic spreads in eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels battling the army close in on Goma The Washington Times20:59 23-Jan-25

Thousands displaced as rebels advance toward eastern Goma in Congo Anadolu Agency19:24 23-Jan-25

Expelling Indigenous Batwa from Their Lands Did Not Help Endangered Gorillas, Study Finds Yale Environment 36018:57 23-Jan-25

Congo Economic & Investment Forum (CEIF) 2025: Operators to Outline Strategies for Increasing… African Press Organization18:05 23-Jan-25

Thousands flee as fighting in the eastern DRC escalates AfricaNews17:36 23-Jan-25

M23 Rebels Advance Quickly in Eastern Congo World Politics Review17:21 23-Jan-25

Türkiye ready to support resolving dispute between Rwanda, DRC: Erdoğan Hurriyet Daily News17:14 23-Jan-25

Türkiye ready to support resolving dispute between Rwanda, DRC: Erdogan TRT World17:13 23-Jan-25

Türkiye ready to support resolving dispute between Rwanda, DRC: President Erdogan Anadolu Agency17:02 23-Jan-25

Türkiye ready to mediate between Rwanda, Congo: Erdoğan Daily Sabah16:34 23-Jan-25

EU Parliament calls for release of military expert sentenced to death in DRC Belga News Agency13:46 23-Jan-25

Fighting malaria in the DRC: the war against infectious diseases Geographical13:33 23-Jan-25

Rwanda-backed M23 rebel's advance: DR Congo's strategic city under threat IOL11:57 23-Jan-25

Defence Minister Angie Motshekga visits Sandf troops in DRC, assessing operational conditions IOL11:38 23-Jan-25

Human rights breaches in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran and Algeria European Parliament11:37 23-Jan-25

Singapore Retailers Association calls for relaxed foreign worker quotas, levies in Budget 2025 The Straits Times11:02 23-Jan-25

SA defence minister in DR Congo where security is “deteriorating” defenceWeb10:32 23-Jan-25

People flee in overcrowded boats as Congo rebels seize town Times LIVE08:19 23-Jan-25

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