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At least 24 people died in attacks over the weekend in villages in the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern province of North Kivu, local media reported. From 9, the toll of these attacks attributed to Ugandan Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels has risen to 24. The villages attacked were set …

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo accused the Rwandan army of invasion after allegedly helping rebels take over Bunagana, a border town in North Kivu province. The Congolese M23 rebels took over the town on Monday after forcing some government soldiers to flee to neighbouring Uganda, media reported. In …

The Democratic Republic of Congo says its forces clashed with their Rwandan counterparts near the eastern border on Monday. According to an army spokesperson in North Kivu province, Rwandan forces crossed into Congo and tensions culminated into a clash. “A military company of Rwandan forces reached five kilometres into Congo…You …

Héritier Magayane, a journalist working for the national broadcaster in the east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo has had his throat slit in the province of North Kivu. The announcement was made by the country’s officials. Heritier Magayane’s colleagues say his murder could be linked to his work, …

Militiamen have killed more than 10 people in a village in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, BBC News reports. The report says men armed with machetes attacked the village of Bulongo in North Kivu province in the middle of the night. Witnesses say they saw 12 bodies …