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DRC: More than 500 incidents against humanitarian actors reported

Published on: December 23, 2025
08:20

Kinshasa, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported that 576 incidents against humanitarian actors occurred in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) from January to the end of November.

Humanitarian activities suspended in DRC province

Published on: December 17, 2025
10:55

Kinshasa, Dec 17 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) reported the suspension of humanitarian activities in Fizi and Baraka due to the ongoing violence in South Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Rebels announce withdrawal from Uvira in DRC

Published on: December 16, 2025
09:35

Kinshasa, Dec 16 (Prensa Latina) The Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) announced the unilateral withdrawal of its forces from the city of Uvira, in the South Kivu province of eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Pope Leo XIV laments worsening conflict between DRC and Rwanda

Published on: December 14, 2025
10:26

Vatican City, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Pope Leo XIV expressed his sorrow over the resumption of fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and Rwanda, in violation of the ceasefire agreement recently signed by both countries.

Rebels in DRC accuse government of ethnic cleansing

Published on: December 14, 2025
09:39

Kinshasa, Dec 14 (Prensa Latina) Rebels from the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) accused the government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) of carrying out ethnic cleansing against Congolese Tutsis.

UN warns of possible spread of conflict in DRC to the region

Published on: December 13, 2025
09:37

Kinshasa, Dec 13 (Prensa Latina) United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix warned of the risk that the conflict in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) could escalate into a regional confrontation, local media informed.

UNICEF warns of worst cholera outbreak in 25 years in DRC

Published on: December 10, 2025
07:41

Kinshasa, Dec 10 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) warned of the ongoing, unprecedented cholera outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), considered the worst in 25 years. Since January 2015, more than 64,000 people have been affected by the disease, with nearly 1,900 deaths recorded. Children represent a significant proportion of those infected and deceased, with 14,000 and 340 deaths, respectively.

UN report accuses DRC of 7,000 Rwandan soldiers in the country

Published on: December 9, 2025
11:28

Kinshasa, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) A new report from the Group of Experts, created by the United Nations Security Council, pointed out the presence of approximately 7,000 Rwandan soldiers in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), it was reported.

DRC: New clashes leave at least 74 dead

Published on: December 9, 2025
11:23

Kinshasa, Dec 9 (Prensa Latina) The escalation of clashes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) over the past week, in the province of South Kivu, has left at least 74 dead and 83 wounded, mainly civilians, according to a United Nations report.

Rebels accuse DRC government of bombing civilian populations

Published on: December 8, 2025
11:26

Kinshasa, Dec 8 (Prensa Latina) Rebels from the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) accused the government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) of deliberately bombing civilian populations, while Kinshasa blames Rwanda.

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