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Every week, hundreds of victims and survivors of sexual violence seek care at health centres supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2024 alone,
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allAfrica.com on MSNDR Congo tries ex-president Joseph Kabila in absentia for treasonFormer Democratic Republic of Congo president Joseph Kabila went on trial in absentia Friday on charges including treason over his alleged support for Rwanda-backed militants.
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Agence France-Presse on MSNClashes kill 17 in DR Congo's Goma as pro-Rwandan forces enter cityClashes in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's besieged city of Goma have killed at least 17 people and wounded nearly 370, hospital sources said on Monday, as the Congolese military fought to hold off M23 forces backed by the Rwandan army.
The 53-year-old led DR Congo for 18 years, after succeeding his father Laurent, who was shot dead in 2001. Joseph Kabila was just 29 at the time. He handed power to President Félix Tshisekedi following a disputed election in 2019, but they later fell out.
Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels on Saturday signed a declaration of principles in Qatar to end decades-long fighting in eastern Congo that commits them to a permanent ceasefire and a comprehensive peace agreement to be signed in one month.
A solar farm operates on May 23, 2025, in Bulengo, a neighborhood near Goma, Congo. (AP Photo/Moses Sawasawa) GOMA, Congo (AP) — Street lights erase the shadows where attackers once hid.
Dozens of military widows from the eastern Congolese city of Goma have fled to Beni following the capture of their hometown by M23 rebels, protesting their displacement and demanding aid. Zachary Goelman has more.
On July 19, the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and representatives of Congo River Alliance/March 23 Movement signed the declaration,