The latest conflict in eastern Congo has exposed endemic weaknesses in the country’s military, long known for corruption, extortion and abuse.

Video published on social media shows pro-DRC government militia Wazalendo fighters walking down the street of the Congolese border town of Uvira. Credit: Social Media Map Shows US States Where ...

Map showing eastern Democratic Republic of Congo Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending most direct bilateral ...

Bukavu (DR Congo) (AFP) – Burundi troops -- allies of Kinshasa -- were still deploying Tuesday in east DR Congo, as the UK announced it was suspending most direct bilateral aid to Rwanda over an ...

Rwanda-backed M23 rebels pressed deeper into Congolese territory a day after Congo and Rwanda's presidents called for an ...

M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, continued their advance through South Kivu in the Democratic Republic of Congo, edging closer to Burundi ... Now, they appear to be heading for Uvira, a strategic city on ...

Reuters Pro-Congo government militia say they will fight M23 in Uvira Posted: February 20, 2025 | Last updated: February 20, 2025 Video published on social media shows pro-DRC government militia ...

the capital of this province in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo (see Fides, 17/2/2025). With the recent capture of the cities of Kamanyola and Luvungi, the M23 militiamen have paved the ...

Tshiluba is a language spoken in West Kasai and East Kasai, two provinces in the central western part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. This suggests that the robbery of the Bishop of Uvira in the ...

(Reuters) -Volleys of gunfire rang out in Democratic Republic of Congo's eastern border town of Uvira on Wednesday, local sources said, as clashes broke out among allied forces amid the advance of ...

In recent days, the security situation around the city of Uvira, in South Kivu province of Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), has rapidly deteriorated, reaching a critical point on 15 February.