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The Latest Breaking News from Kinshasa

‘People need a break’: DRC conflict reignites dark memories of Congo wars

Is a deadly past replaying for Congolese as M23 rebels march on Kinshasa amid presence of Rwandan and Ugandan troops?

Al Jazeera

Peacemaker or peacebreaker? Why Kenya’s good neighbour reputation is marred

Analysts say President Ruto’s friendliness with regional rebel groups positions Kenya as a country that ‘takes sides’.

Al Jazeera

M23 rebels are marching across eastern DRC: the interests driving players in the conflict

The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo War between 1998 and 2003. This resulted in millions of deaths, with neighbouring countries – especially Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi – playing a significant role.

The Conversation

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Burundi Warns Rwanda As Eastern DR Congo Conflict Advances

M23 fighters and Rwandan troops on Wednesday pushed further into the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, as Burundi warned Kigali it would respond if attacked.

International Business Times

Monday briefing: Why the brutal fighting in the Democratic Republic of Congo could spiral into wider war

In today’s newsletter: As Rwandan-backed M23 rebels seize more territory and the humanitarian crisis worsens, what’s the background to the war and prospect of peace?

The Guardian - UK

DRC conflict: talks have failed to bring peace. Is it time to try sanctions?

The crisis in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) escalated at the end of January 2025 when Goma, the capital of the province of North Kivu, fell to Rwanda-backed M23 rebels.

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DR Congo, Rwanda Leaders To Join Summit On Crisis In War-torn East

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame will attend a summit on Saturday as a Rwanda-backed armed group advances in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

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Kinshasa’s traffic cops run an extortion scheme generating five times more revenue than fines

Commuting in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, presents challenges for its 17 million residents. Massive traffic jams and unsafe driving cause chaos on the roads, leading to long delays.

The Conversation

Rwanda-backed rebels vow to take DRC capital after claiming capture of Goma

M23 rebels promise to march to Kinshasa as they capture Goma and advance towards Bukavu in eastern DR Congo.

Al Jazeera

Rwanda-backed M23 Advances Towards Second DR Congo Regional Capital

The Rwandan-backed armed group M23 moved south as it closed in on a key military airport in DR Congo on Friday, a day after pledging to take the capital Kinshasa and as international criticism mounted.

International Business Times

M23 rebels advance towards second DR Congo regional capital

Radio France Internationale

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pledge to 'march all the way to Kinshasa'

The Rwanda-backed M23 armed group vowed Thursday to "continue the march of liberation" to the DR Congo capital Kinshasa, as its fighters made further advances in the mineral-rich east of the country.

Radio France Internationale

Troops 'vigorously' countering M23 push, says DRC president Tshisekedi

DR Congo's President Félix Tshisekedi said on Thursday that his troops were mounting a military response as Rwanda-backed M23 fighters advanced in the east of the country.

Radio France Internationale

Fighting between DRC army and M23 rebels rages in eastern city of Goma

At least 100 people killed and 1,000 wounded in three days of heavy fighting in North Kivu

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Al Jazeera

Protesters attack French, US, Rwandan embassies in DRC

Demonstrators attack embassies of France, Belgium, Rwanda, Uganda, Kenya and the United States in Kinshasa.

Radio France Internationale

French embassy targeted in Kinshasa protests over rebel crisis in eastern DRC

France has slammed a series of attacks on diplomatic missions in Kinshasa, fuelled by tensions over the M23 rebel conflict in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Conversation

Mpox in the DRC: residents of the slum at the centre of Kinshasa’s epidemic have little chance of avoiding this major health crisis

Walking through the crowded streets of the Pakadjuma neighbourhood in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, I am struck by the vibrant atmosphere around me.

Al Jazeera

‘We are waging an existential war’: M23’s Bertrand Bisimwa on DRC conflict

Leader of the M23 group says its rebellion in eastern DR Congo is a ‘defensive’ one, hopes for dialogue with Kinshasa.

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The Independent UK

Congolese police arrest 6 suspects over break-in into mausoleum of late independence hero Lumumba

Congolese police have arrested six people over a break-in and vandalism earlier this week at the mausoleum of the country’s assassinated independence leader Patrice Lumumba in Congo’s capital, Kinshasa

International Business Times

On Kinshasa's Streets Hairdressers Make A Quick Buck

Standing in a makeshift salon on the side of a dusty backstreet in Democratic Republic of Congo capital Kinshasa Papy Kalume pulled a fresh razor out of his bag.

International Business Times

Rumble In The Jungle Remembered After 50 Years

Alfred Mamba was just 12 when boxing great Muhammad Ali descended on Kinshasa, at that time the capital of Zaire, in October 1974 in a bid to regain his heavyweight title.

The Independent UK

Rumble in the Jungle: 50 years since the most famous fight in boxing history

The encounter between George Foreman and Muhammad Ali took place on October 30, 1974, in Kinshasa.

France 24

Music Show: Tshegue bring Kinshasa to Paris with new EP ‘Argent’

In this edition of our music show on arts24, Jennifer Ben Brahim is joined on set by one half of the Franco-Congolese duo Tshegue. Faty Sy Savanet and Nicolas Dacunha AKA “Dakou” burst onto the music scene in 2017 with their powerful blend of afropunk, rock, electro and funk. They…

France 24

Dozens died when a boat capsized in eastern Congo

In tonight's edition, At least 78 people died when an overcrowded boat capsized on Lake Kivu in eastern Congo on Thursday. Also, Kinshasa will begin a vaccination campaign on Saturday, three days later than planned. And The Zimbabwean government will this month pay an initial $20 million to foreign white…

The Guardian - US

Families of Americans ensnared in DRC coup plot assert their innocence

Young Americans face death penalty for ‘amateurish’ assault in Congo that was led by one of their fathers

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