The Latest Breaking News from DRC

OHCHR says Tutsi-led M23 group killed three boys in Bukavu last week after capturing the city

Volker Turk says his office has ‘confirmed’ cases of rebels killing and recruiting children in eastern DRC.

As fighting continues in South Kivu between M23 rebels and Congolese forces in the eastern regions bordering Rwanda, uncertainty surrounding the future of the Democratic Republic of Congo grows. This week, we discuss how the African Union can assist with a International Crisis Group expert and address humanitarian risks with…

M23 rebels pledge to restore security in Bukavu as an escalation in fighting fans fears of an all-out regional war.

The city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) was taken over by the M23 rebel group in January 2025. This was a tragic escalation of a decades-long conflict that’s led to mass displacement and deaths.

Congolese authorities accused of abandoning Bukavu after government confirms fall to militia group

Rebel forces, led by the M23 armed group, have seized control of Bukavu in the DRC, escalating conflict in the mineral-rich eastern region.

Columns of M23 fighters allied with Rwandan troops on Sunday entered the centre of another key city in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo as the African Union highlighted growing fears that the strife-torn country could break up.

Rwandan-backed M23 rebels were seen in the centre of eastern Congo's second-largest city, Bukavu, on Sunday, said a local official, a security source and five eyewitnesses.

Local officials and witnesses report seeing rebels enter the eastern DRC’s second largest city after a rapid advance.

The current conditions in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) resemble the situation during the Second Congo War between 1998 and 2003. This resulted in millions of deaths, with neighbouring countries – especially Rwanda, Uganda and Burundi – playing a significant role.