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More than 15,000 families displaced by clashes in DRC

Published on: March 25, 2026
14:58

Kinshasa, March 25 (Prensa Latina) Clashes between the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) have displaced more than 15,000 families in Maniema province.

Rebels and DRC Army continue clashing

Published on: March 11, 2026
11:32

Kinshasa, Mar 11 (Prensa Latina) Rebels from the Alliance of the Congo River-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23) and the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) continued their clashes today in North Kivu province, in the east of the country.

DRC: Warning issued about critical level of sexual violence

Published on: March 9, 2026
11:31

Kinshasa, March 9 (Prensa Latina) The United Nations Joint Office for Human Rights (UNJHRO) warned that conflict-related sexual violence has reached a critical level in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), with some 887 cases and more than 1,500 victims.

DRC government receives $155 million for agricultural program

Published on: February 27, 2026
10:58

Kinshasa, Feb 27 (Prensa Latina) The Government of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) negotiated a $155 million loan with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to finance its agricultural transformation program.

DRC denounces human rights violations during conflict

Published on: February 26, 2026
10:22

Kinshasa, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) The Minister of Human Rights of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Samuel Mbemba, denounced the violations committed during the conflict in the east of the country by the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23), supported by Rwanda.

Tensions rise in North Kivu due to DRC Army’s offensive

Published on: February 26, 2026
08:59

Kinshasa, Feb 26 (Prensa Latina) Tensions are currently rising in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) due to an offensive by the Armed Forces in North Kivu province, despite the ceasefire in effect.

Fighting intensifies between rebels and DRC army

Published on: February 25, 2026
10:08

Kinshasa, Feb 25 (Prensa Latina) Fighting between the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) Army and its allies, the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23), intensified in the Masisi territory of North Kivu province.

DRC-Burundi border reopens

Published on: February 23, 2026
14:19

Kinshasa, Feb 23 (Prensa Latina) The border crossing between the cities of Uvira, in the South Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and Gatumba, in Burundi, officially reopened on Monday after being closed for more than two months.

EU commissioner visits rebel-occupied city in DRC

Published on: February 20, 2026
10:01

Kinshasa, Feb 20 (Prensa Latina) The European Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management, Hadja Lahbib, visited Goma in the North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), which is under the occupation of the Congo River Alliance-March 23 Movement (AFC/M23)

Nearly 100 civilians killed in clashes between armed groups in DRC

Published on: February 18, 2026
09:35

Kinshasa, Feb 18 (Prensa Latina) Nearly one hundred civilians died in January in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) due to clashes between armed groups in North Kivu province, Actualite.CD reported.

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