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25 killed in attack by Islamic State-backed group in eastern Congo, rights group says

January 26, 2026 6:30 am

The eastern region of Congo has witnessed several attacks in recent months by armed groups, including the ADF and Rwanda-backed M23 rebel group.

WATCH: DR Congo fan stands motionless for full 90 mins in country's AFCON matches

January 01, 2026 5:15 pm

The fan had done the same thing in Congo's opening match against Senegal as well.

Congo, Rwanda leaders affirm commitment to Trump-backed peace deal

December 05, 2025 8:28 am

The signing handed Trump the latest in a series of made-for-television diplomatic victories, in this case one at odds with the bloody situation on the ground.

At least 20 dead, several missing after boat capsizes in northwestern Congo

November 29, 2025 8:50 pm

Many of the boats also travel at night, complicating rescue efforts and leaving many bodies often unaccounted for. Earlier this month a capsizing left 64 people missing.

Around 30 people killed in Congo copper mine incident, officials say

November 16, 2025 11:32 pm

Artisanal mining employs an estimated 1.5 to 2 million people in Congo and supports more than 10 million indirectly.

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Islamic State-backed rebels kill 17 in eastern Congo hospital attack

November 15, 2025 10:37 pm

The attack by the Allied Democratic Forces, or ADF, took place in the village of Byambwe, in the Lubero territory of North Kivu province on Friday night, Col. Alain Kiwewa, the local administrator, told The Associated Press.

At least 107 killed in Congo as whaleboat sinks in river

September 12, 2025 11:26 pm

The boat, a narrow, double-ended open vessel caught fire on the Congo River near Malange village in Lukolela territory on Thursday evening, leaving 146 people missing, the Ministry of Social Affairs said in the memo.

Suspected Islamist rebels kill 30 in Congo's North Kivu province

August 16, 2025 11:25 pm

A civil society leader, Samuel Kaheni, the president of the Bapere civil society organization, added that several houses were burned and victims were mostly killed with knives.

Congo, Rwanda-backed rebels sign declaration of principles for permanent ceasefire in east

July 19, 2025 3:21 pm

It is the first direct commitment by both Congo and the rebels since they seized two key cities in eastern Congo in a major advance.

Rebels in eastern Congo abducted 130 hospital patients, UN says

March 04, 2025 6:27 am

M23 rebels have swept through eastern Congo since the beginning of the year, seizing key cities and killing some 3,000 people in the most significant escalation of conflict in over a decade.

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Ebola's life and death struggle in eastern Congo

July 30, 2019 1:20 pm

Health experts agree the experimental Ebola vaccine has saved multitudes in Congo, but after nearly a year and some 171,000 doses given, the epidemic shows few signs of waning - over 1700 have died from the disease.