UN decries sexual violence as weapon of war in DRC
GENEVA — As fighting between M23 rebels and Congolese armed troops escalate in the eastern Democratic Republic of…
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DR Congo conflict displaces thousands, endangering women, children
Violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo has forced many families to flee their homes, with many…
Hundreds injured as M23 rebels advance on eastern DR Congo’s main city
M23 has made significant territorial gains in recent weeks, encircling Goma, which has around two million people and…
Fighting reaches outskirts of eastern Congo’s largest city as rebels close in
GOMA, CONGO — Panic spread in eastern Congo’s main city on Thursday, with M23 rebels steadily inching closer…
France reports first case of new mpox variant – POLITICO
Mpox clade Ib first emerged in the Democratic Republic of Congo. It is a subtype of clade I,…
Eleza Fact project works to stop spread of misinformation in Democratic Republic of Congo
In the city of Goma, a group of Congolese journalists are battling a flood of medical misinformation that…
Congo says mystery disease behind dozens of deaths of women and children finally identified as severe malaria
Johannesburg — For weeks it was dubbed simply “Disease X.” But the mysterious flu-like disease that has killed…
Clashes in east DR Congo day after aborted peace summit
GOMA, DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGO — The Congolese army lost territory Monday in fighting with Rwanda-backed rebels in…
Major mpox vaccination drive set to begin as virus spreads in DRC capital
International spread But while the virus in Kinshasa ups the stakes, clade 1b has already seeped across international…