I experienced the fall of Goma. I had to leave my Congolese colleagues in a critical situation
A professor of global health was in Kivu when the fighting began to rage. She recounts what she and her colleagues ...
A tinderbox conflict in Congo is ready to explode
A conflict that has simmered in Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern borderlands for years is set to erupt into a wider ...
Cyclists 'felt safe' in Rwanda despite security concerns
Cyclists, organisers and fans tell the BBC there were no security issues on the Tour du Rwanda, despite fighting across the ...
The East African on MSN15h
DRC now imposes ‘entry tax’ on goods from M23 strongholds
Rwandan security forces stand guard at the Rusizi border with DRC on February 17, 2025. Congolese authorities are imposing ...
Opinion
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Tshisekedi’s five acts of sheer idiocy – Why DR Congo is a nation in freefall
I know leaders when I see them. I also know idiots when I see them. If you are a leader and an idiot, it is an absolute DISASTER.” Though President Kagame made that statement in January while ...
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Churches In Eastern DRC Forced To Shelter M23 Fighters As Violence Against Christians Escalates
Pastors have reported that they have been forced to shelter rebels inside their churches as well as within their surrounding communities. The rebels are well aware that hiding in these sanctuaries ...