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Congo-Kinshasa: Displaced People in South Kivu Close to 'Utter Desperation', WFP Says

All Africa 24 Dec 2025
An estimated 500,000 people have been forced from their homes since fighting erupted in South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), at the beginning of December ....
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DRC : From Washington to Kinshasa, fierce battle rages over takeover of mining gem

Africa Intelligence 24 Dec 2025
Several mining groups are now on a war footing in their bid to take over Chemaf. The saga, which is playing ....
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Congo-Kinshasa: Day Laborers, Trapped in a Complex War Between M25 Rebels and the DR Congo, ...

All Africa 23 Dec 2025
Kamvivira, DRC -- Fulgence Ndayizeye, a Burundian bicycle taxi driver who used to cross the Congolese-Burundian border every day to support his family, wanted to return home ....
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Congo-Kinshasa: Lumbala Trial - Absence Fails to Pay Off

All Africa 17 Dec 2025
On December 15, a French court sentenced 67-year-old former Congolese rebel leader Roger Lumbala to 30 years in prison. This comes as armed violence is intensifying in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ....
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HRW urges action after intercommunal massacre in DRC

Jurist 17 Dec 2025
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday condemned the killing of Teke civilians in Kinshasa in late November, underscoring the growing threat of intercommunal violence in western Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
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Congo-Kinshasa: M23 Says It Will Withdraw From Key City of Uvira

All Africa 16 Dec 2025
The M23 armed group said Tuesday it had agreed to a request from the United States to withdraw from the city of Uvira in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo ....
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DR Congo: Militia Massacres Civilians Near Kinshasa

Human Rights Watch 16 Dec 2025
Witnesses from the village of Nkana, about 75 kilometers northeast of Kinshasa, the national capital, said that militiamen with firearms and machetes carried out an apparent retaliatory attack linked to rising intercommunal tensions.
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Rwanda-Backed Militia Says It Will Withdraw From Key City in Congo

New York Times 16 Dec 2025
The militia said the withdrawal was intended to give ongoing peace talks with the Congolese government “the maximum chance to succeed.” ... .
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