insert_link Africa Military court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 25 Congolese soldiers to death A military court in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has sentenced 25 Congolese soldiers to death for running away from a battle against the M23 rebels. The court in Butembo city found the soldiers guilty of fleeing the enemy, dissipation of munitions of war, and pillage. Congolese government troops have been fighting the M23 rebels since 2021. Chris Ocamringa has more from Kinshasa. todayJuly 5, 2024 3
insert_link 6 5 Oshiwambo Ovakwaita vetanga leameno la DRC vapewa ehandukilo lefyo. Ovakwaita vetanga le ameno veli 25 ovo va kala tava ta manekwa oku fadukapo olwoodi la li pokati kavo no ngudu ye rebels do M23 mo Democratic Republic of Congo, ova pewa ehandukilo lefyo onghela mo mangu yoshilongo osho. Shelikwatelela kovanaveta veli lepo ovakwaita ovati omuvalu aushe kumwe wo vatamanekwa vefike po 31 mwa kwa telwa ovakwaita veli 27 oshoyo ovakwashiwana 4 veli ovakulukadi vo vakwaita ova holoka onghela komesho […] todayJuly 4, 2024 13 5 6
insert_link Oshiwambo UN ayemba eponokelo la ningilwa ovanambelewa voku yandja omakwafo mo DRC Omukwatakanifi mo shikondo sho makwafelo oshiwana me hangano loiwana yahangana mo DR Congo, onghela okwa yemba nee nghono oshiponokela sho madipao atwaa lelifa eemwenyo do vanhu 2 moushilo wo shilongo osho. Oshiponokela osha ningilwa ovanailonga voku yandja omakwafo opaulumo mumbwe mo shondaxa ko nguloshi shaningilwa mo North Kivu, oshitopolwa aasho sha kala mo ma kuyunguto okudja mo 2021 pefimbo ee rebel do M23, da hovelele noikonga yado yo ma homato […] todayJuly 3, 2024 4
insert_link Africa UK charity convoy attacked in DR Congo conflict zone A convoy of a UK charity organization was attacked by angry youths in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo as it was heading to deliver aid to displaced people in a conflict zone. Local authorities say 5 vehicles belonging to the charity known as Tearfund were burnt and two people were killed in the attack in North Kivu province. The North Kivu province has been racked by […] todayJuly 2, 2024 5
Africa DR Congo mortar attack kills two S.African soldiers A mortar attack in the turbulent east of the Democratic Republic of Congo has killed two South African soldiers and wounded 20 others, the army said Wednesday. South African troops have been deployed in the DRC as part of a Southern African Development Community force helping the government put down a rebellion. The South African National Defence Force said one of its bases was hit by a "mortar attack" on […] todayJune 26, 2024 3
insert_link Africa Five Civilians Killed in Eastern Congo Amid Ongoing Conflict At least five civilians, including three women and a girl, were killed in a bombardment in eastern Congo's North Kivu province on Wednesday reports Reuters. An army spokesperson accused the M23 rebel group of the attack. This incident highlights the escalating civilian toll from the over two-year conflict between Congolese forces and the Rwanda-backed M23 militia, which has displaced at least 1.5 million people, according to U.N. data. todayJune 20, 2024 3
insert_link Africa Violence displaces 5.7 million in the DRC Clashes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo have now uprooted 5.7 million people across north Kivu, South Kivu, and Ituri province. In an alert, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR said that the violence has reached a devastating new level. UNHCR and partners have provided emergency shelters as part of the humanitarian response, said UNHCR spokesperson Matthew Saltmarsh. The United Nations Refugee Agency has meanwhile sounded the alarm on the […] todayMarch 27, 2024 12
insert_link Africa Fighting intensifies in eastern DRC The United Nations says two rockets landed close to a base of UN peacekeepers during clashes between the M23 rebels and government forces in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday. No casualties were reported among the peacekeepers. todayFebruary 27, 2024 16
insert_link Africa UN Security Council worried over rising violence in the Congo The United Nations Security Council is concerned about the escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. Clashes have intensified recently between the M23 rebels and the country’s army. The M23 is one of dozens of armed groups that have long plagued the country’s mineral-rich east, battling for control of land there. Guyana ambassador, Carolyn Rodrigues-Birkett. todayFebruary 13, 2024 11
Paying it forward: Kenyan coastal doctor Bashrahil Mohammed Mafudh has made it his life’s work to care for the most vulnerable in his community, at no cost.
