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
Video has emerged of a massacre carried out by the M23 rebels in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in November. The United Nations reported that at least 170 people were killed in the eastern village of Kishishe. Those who survived have lived to tell the stories of the horrors they faced that day. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat has this report. – 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 #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo #Novembermassacre
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
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
Pope Francis has condemned what he called ‘economic colonialism’ in Africa on a visit to the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The leader of the Roman Catholic Church is on a four-day trip to Africa. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. – 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 #PopeFrancis #Africa #DRCongo #DemocraticRepublicoftheCongo
Pope Francis is visiting the Democratic Republic of the Congo and South Sudan this week to deliver a message of peace and reconciliation to the two countries hit by the conflict. The pontiff will start his trip on Tuesday in the Congolese capital Kinshasa, where he will stay until Friday before heading to Juba, the capital of South Sudan. The six-day trip was originally planned for July 2022 but was postponed after Francis suffered problems with his knee, which have recently forced him to use a wheelchair. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from the capital Kinshasa. Subscribe to our channel: http://bit.ly/AJSubscribe Follow us on Twitter https://twitter.com/AJEnglish Find us on Facebook […]
Conflicts in the Democratic Republic of Congo are escalating. 26 years after triggered by Uganda and Rwanda six million people were killed in two wars. Numerous African countries have deployed troops to counter armed groups and civil unrest. But while the government welcomes these forces, many Congolese are opposed to them. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports on a difficult year for the DR 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/ #DRCongo #DRC #NorthKivu #Goma #DRCViolence #EasternDRCViolence #UnitedNations
East African leaders will meet representatives of armed groups on Monday, hoping to bring peace to the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo. The M23 armed group will not attend after rejecting international calls for it to disarm and withdraw from areas it has taken. Al Jazeera’s @Malcolm Webb sent this exclusive report from the front lines near Kibumba, 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 #M23
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
Kenyan soldiers have landed in the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as part of a regional peacekeeping mission to the region. Their arrival on Saturday comes as the M23 rebel group has surged across the DRC’s North Kivu province, capturing swaths of territory and inflaming regional tensions. This week, Kenya’s Parliament approved the deployment of about 900 soldiers to the DRC as part of a joint military force from the East African Community (EAC) bloc. Al Jazeera’s Malcolm Webb reports from Goma, Democratic Republic of 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 […]
