Archive List for Congo

Ramadan food shortages hit displaced DR Congo’s Muslims amid escalating M23 violence

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Muslims in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s provincial capital, Goma say they are struggling to find food during the holy month of Ramadan. Some have fled fighting between government forces and the armed group M23. The conflict that started about two years ago has displaced nearly two million people. Muslims account for 10% of the Congolese population. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ Download AJE Mobile App: https://aje.io/AJEMobile #DRCongo #DRC #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #M23Rebels #M23 #NorthKivu #DRC #Ramadan

Uganda deploys troops as part of regional force to DR Congo

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Uganda has deployed more soldiers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fighting between the M23 armed group and government forces has displaced nearly a million people in the past year. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Uganda #DRCongo #DRC #M23 #Military #Troops

At least 44 killed in eastern DR Congo attack

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The United Nation’s visit comes after more violence in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo. At least 44 people have been killed in a village in North Kivu province. The military says it was targeted by fighters believed to be from the Allied Democratic Forces, a Ugandan armed group that has pledged allegiance to ISIL. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DrCongo #DRC #Congo #ArmedGroup #Attack

African Union summit: Talks focus on conflict in DR Congo

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African leaders were in Ethiopia’s capital for the final day of the African Union summit. Talks focused on trade, humanitarian issues, and violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Sahel region. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #Africa #AfricanUnionsummit #DRCongo #Ethiopia

UN condemns M23 rebel offensive on DRC town as hundreds flee

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Escalating violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo is leaving more people internally displaced. A recent wave of fighting between M23 rebels and the government is aggravating a dire humanitarian crisis. Al Jazeera’s Katia Lopez Hoda-Yan reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DRC #M23 #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #humanitariancrisis #offense

Church bomb attack kills several in eastern DR Congo

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At least twelve people have been killed in a church attack in the eastern part of the Democratic Republic of Congo. The explosion, which wounded 52 others, including children, happened in the city of Kasindi in North Kivu province. Al Jazeera’s @HarryFawcett reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DRCongo #Churchbomb

M23 rebels pledge to withdraw from eastern DRC town

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M23 rebels have handed back control of a military base to the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo. It has part of a pledge to withdraw from territory it seized in recent months. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DRC #M23 #Rebels #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #War #Conflict #Military

DRC fighting resumes, M23 say ceasefire deal doesn’t affect them

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Fighting resumed between troops in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and M23 rebels in the country’s east on Friday, as the armed group said a ceasefire deal between African leaders “doesn’t really concern” them. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Kilimanyoka, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Subscribe to our channel http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera Check our website: http://www.aljazeera.com/ Check out our Instagram page: https://www.instagram.com/aljazeeraenglish/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DRC #DRCongo #Congo #M23 #Rebels #Ceasefire #Conflict #Fighting

DR Congo conflict: Thousands of people flee fighting near Goma

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Thousands of people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have been on the move, fleeing for safety after seeing soldiers retreating. The conflict between the military and the M23 fighters is moving closer to Goma, the regional capital of North Kivu province. The DRC government has repeatedly accused Rwanda of backing the rebels, an allegation it denies. Al Jazeera’s @Malcolm Webb reports from Goma, the DRC. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera – Check our website: https://www.aljazeera.com/ @AljazeeraEnglish #Aljazeeraenglish #News #DRCongo #DemocraticRepublicofCongo #conflict

At least 15 killed as anti-UN protests spread in eastern DR Congo

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At least 15 people have been killed on the second day of anti-United Nations protests in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s turbulent northeastern region, in attacks UN chief Antonio Guterres said could constitute a ‘war crime’. Protests erupted on Monday as crowds took to the streets of North Kivu province’s main city Goma against the country’s UN mission – United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) – which they accuse of failing to stop armed groups’ decades-old fighting. Demonstrations spread further north to the towns of Beni and Butembo on Tuesday. Al Jazeera’s Catherine Soi reports. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – […]