US Department of State: .@SecBlinken spoke with former Kenyan President Kenyatta about the conflict in eastern DRC and the importance of providing a pathway to reconciliation with armed groups. The Nairobi process and the assistance of regional leaders are vital to resolving the conflict
Earthquake of magnitude 5.4 - 178 km SE of Kabalo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 192 km NNE of Kindu, Democratic Republic of the Congo
At least 48 people have been killed in a crackdown on an anti-UN protest in eastern DR Congo, according to local sources and official documentation seen by AFP on Thursday
48 killed in eastern DR Congo anti-UN rally crackdown: sources
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 29 km NNW of Ntungamo, Uganda
Earthquake of magnitude 4.9 - Lake Edward region, Congo-Uganda
ISIS takes credit for bloody week of attacks targeting "Christian" civilians in DRC, with 3 claims for significant strikes on villages in North Kivu from March 8-12. ISIS reported more than 85 killed. Local authorities confirmed uptick+heavy casualties
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 10 km S of Bundibugyo, Uganda
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 105 km WNW of Sake, Democratic Republic of the Congo
ISIS has claimed responsibility for a Feb. 9 clash with a Ugandan army patrol near the town of Mwalika in the North Kivu Province of the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Islamic State group claims eastern DR Congo attack, which killed 23
1 рік томуDRC: after the Burundian and Kenyan army (@kdfinfo), it is the turn of South Sudan to deploy its soldiers in Kivu as part of the EAC Regional Force (@eacrf_DRC). President Salva Kiir bid farewell to Sudanese troops, who are going to Congo Kinshasa
2 рік томуThe M23 continued to advance north today towards Mabenga (Rutshuru terr., North Kivu). The FARDC gathered in Kibumba & Rugari to block their advance on Goma. In less than a week, M23-controlled territory has nearly doubled
2 рік томуIn Beni, IS-Central Africa (DRC Congo) claims it attacked an army barracks, killing a soldier and driving the survivors away before seizing weapons and ammunition
Earthquake of magnitude 4.6 - 92 km NE of Kongolo, Democratic Republic of the Congo
2 рік томуIS-Central Africa (DRC Congo) claims it attacked a Congolese army barracks in Beni; after driving away the garrison, the insurgents attacked Christian villagers, killing 4 & burning down their hourses:
2 рік томуFor the third time this year, the Islamic State claims an attack at a prison, this time in Butembo DRC. 750 inmates freed
DR Congo buries 10 killed in anti-UN protests. Last week, demonstrations demanding the departure of the UN peacekeeping mission, known as MONUSCO, took place in the eastern city of Goma and quickly spread to several towns
Two dead after UN peacekeepers open fire in eastern DR Congo: UN, local source
The fatalities in the UN peacekeeping force MONUSCO were two Indian nationals and a Moroccan, Butembo police chief Paul Ngoma told AFP. Demonstrations in the troubled region erupted Monday, driven by accusations that MONUSCO was failing to act against armed groups
2 рік томуIn Butembo, The demonstrators have just recovered 3 weapons from MONUSCO and 3 dead on the MONUSCO side
2 рік томуDR Congo: At least 2 villages in Irumu territory have been targeted by ADF fighters. The toll is heavy: at least 6 dead, homes burned, and above all, more than a hundred people kidnapped
2 рік томуSeveral thousand people demonstrated yesterday in Goma, on the border with Rwanda, in eastern DRC, to denounce "Rwandan aggression" and express their support for the Congolese army, in a context of maximum tension between Kinshasa and Kigali
2 рік томуUN-Drone footage shows Rwandan troops on the DRCongo side of the border 6km away from their territory
2 рік томуNorth Kivu, 21-26 May 22. RSA Aviation carried out Combat Search and Rescue, MEDEVAC / CASEVAC, and Airstrikes missions in support of operation SABINYO1. The Blue Helmets demonstrate a high level of professionalism and dedication in the execution of MonuscoF operational tasks
Tshikapa: 2 LUCHA activists arrested by the police for demonstrating against insecurity
2 рік томуIndian UN peacekeepers deployed in Congo repulse attack by armed group. Attack happened on 22 May, who launched attack on FARDC (Congolese Army) & MONUSCO positions. Indian troops part of MONUSCO (United Nations Mission in Democratic Republic of Congo)
A second Ebola patient died in northwestern Democratic Republic of Congo, the World Health Organization said, just days into a fresh outbreak of the deadly disease
2 рік томуEight people killed in a grenade explosion at a military camp in Goma, DRC
