Since Goma fell, I’ve lived in fear. I don’t dare leave my house.” These are the words of Justin Shamutwa Masumbuko, general ...

DR Congo citizens on Monday, February 17, took to the streets in a wave of fresh protests demanding the immediate withdrawal of foreign military forces, including MONUSCO, the Burundi National Defence ...

The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) strongly condemned the looting of its warehouses in Bukavu, South Kivu, amid escalating violence in the eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) ...

Rwanda-backed rebels have tightened their grip on Bukavu a day after seizing the second major city in eastern Congo ...

In the days leading up to the seizure of Goma by the M23 rebels last month, the FDLR militia – the UN and US-sanctioned terror group founded by extremists linked to the 1994 Genocide against the Tutsi ...

UN peacekeeping mission in Democratic Republic of Congo Emphasizing the priority of UN Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) as "protection of its personnel ...

The 13 warriors were part of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) contingent deployed as part of the SAMIDRC and MONUSCO.” Pretoria’s top diplomat has called upon the Congolese and ...

n January 27, the March 23 (M23) rebel movement in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo entered Goma and took control of major parts of the city. The M23’s movement into Goma, the capital and ...

The U.N. peacekeeping mission, known by its acronym MONUSCO, has also reinforced its positions to counter the rebels’ advance on Goma, deploying a quick reaction force, a rapid deployment ...

Earlier, MONUSCO deputy chief Vivian van de Perre told the security council via video-link from Goma that M23 and Rwandan forces had ignored member states' appeals and attacked the city with ...

Many people have sought refuge at the facilities of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (MONUSCO) amid clashes between the army and rebels ...