A popular Congalese musician has been killed while filming a music video in Goma, which was overrun by M23 militants, after releasing a song condemning the rebel occupation of the city. The body of Delphin Katembo Vinywasiki, better known as Delcat Idengo, was found in a street on Thursday with his head partially covered with…
Rwanda is illegally occupying the Democratic Republic of Congo and attempting to orchestrate regime change, the country’s foreign minister has told the BBC. Thérèse Kayikwamba Wagner said this followed decades of impunity and failure to hold Rwandan President Paul Kagame accountable for violating international law. Her comments come after Rwanda-backed M23 rebels captured the eastern…
Basillioh Rukanga BBC News AFP The M23 have been been advancing to other areas after their offensive in Goma Congolese President Félix Tshisekedi has vowed to restore government authority in the east, where Rwanda-backed M23 rebels have seized much of the city of Goma and are reportedly advancing south to seize more territory. In a…
UN aid agencies have warned of a major humanitarian crisis in the Congolese city of Goma, with hospitals overwhelmed by casualties and bodies lying on the streets. Thousands of people have been fleeing “multiple active conflict zones”, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, said. The aid agencies said their warehouses with food and medical supplies have…
Tens of thousands of people are fleeing towns in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s east, as rebel forces close in on the city of Goma. Explosions and gunshots were heard in city – home to more than a million people – late on Sunday evening, according to local media reports. A spokesman for rebel group…
