Congo-Kinshasa: Failed Truce Intensifies Conflict in DRC As UN Warns of Record Hunger Crisis

DR Congo: Surging violence as armed groups target civilians in the east, Human Rights Council hears

Civilians continue to bear the brunt of the violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) with 602 victims of extrajudicial or summary executions in North and South Kivu recorded over just two months, the Human Rights Council heard on Tuesday.

Convicted war criminal Thomas Lubanga announces new rebel group in east DRC

A convicted war criminal based in Uganda has announced a new rebel movement intent on toppling the government in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's (DRC) Ituri province, creating another potential security threat in the war-scarred region.

The consultations initiated by President Tshisekedi for the formation of a government of national union resume on Monday 31 March in Kinshasa. A week later, the opposition remains in its position and still refuses such a proposal. For its part, the regime believes that the government of national union should be able to deal with the aggression of the country by Rwanda that supports the M23 rebels.

Congo-Kinshasa: Failed Truce Intensifies Conflict in DRC As UN Warns of Record Hunger Crisis

A truce announced last week by AFC/M23 rebels in Walikale, in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, has collapsed after just a few days. The Congolese army now accuses the Rwandan-backed group of reinforcing its military positions in North and South Kivu provinces.

Civilians and Médecins sans frontières (MSF) teams trapped by violence in Walikale, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Civilians and Médecins sans frontières (MSF) teams trapped by violence in Walikale, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)

Doctors trapped in eastern DRC conflict zones - CAJ News Africa

from JEAN KASSONGO in Kinshasa, DRCDRC BureauKINSHASA, (CAJ News) – STAFF of the Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) are trapped in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), amid escalating violence between the army and rebel groups. The violence has severely impacted access to healthcare, as 80 percent of the population has fled the city hearing artillery fire and fearing hostilities. Over 700 displaced people are shelt…