Week in pictures: From forced displacement in Gaza to floods in DR Congo
A roundup of some of last week’s events.
Tag: Congo
‘Child was raped every half an hour’ in two months in eastern DR Congo: UN
Up to 45% of 10,000 sexual violence cases in DRC’s conflict zone in January and February involved minors, says UNICEF.
Congo repatriates 3 Americans over a deadly failed coup plot
The three Americans convicted for participating in a botched coup attempt in Congo last year have been repatriated to the…
DR Congo repatriates three US citizens convicted over failed coup
Move coincides with DRC’s drive to sign minerals deal with US in exchange for security in war with Rwanda-backed rebels.
DR Congo spares three convicted US coup accomplices of capital punishment
Their death sentences over the botched 2024 coup effort have been commuted to life imprisonment.
What’s at stake in the DR Congo conflict with M23 rebels and Rwanda?
Redi Tlhabi dissects the continuing conflict in the DRC and its potential impact on regional stability.
Renewed fighting in DR Congo as regional powers step up ceasefire efforts
Rwanda-backed M23 rebels battle pro-government fighters in North Kivu and South Kivu province after truce talks.
UN agency calls for urgent aid as conflict drives refugees from DR Congo
Violence in DR Congo has sent thousands of people fleeing into neighbouring countries.
Mapping the human toll of the conflict in DR Congo
Ongoing violence and instability, including fighting by M23 rebels, has forced millions of people to flee their homes.
M23 rebels capture Walikale, another key town in eastern DR Congo
M23 seized the mining hub in its farthest advance west, despite calls for a ceasefire from DRC and Rwanda.
