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DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance
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DR Congo violence: Panic in Goma as M23 rebels advance

Emile Bolingo is not sure how long he and other residents of Goma, in the east of the Democratic Republic of Congo, can hold out. This major city in the region, with about two million people, has been cut off from the farms that feed it for several days. It is the latest episode in...

DRC army accuses M23 rebels of re-occupation
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DRC army accuses M23 rebels of re-occupation

The army in the Democratic Republic of Congo has accused the M23 rebels of reoccupying villages in the east of their country in total violation of a ceasefire deal brokered by leaders of the East African Community. A move the spokesperson of the Congolese army has described as a provocation. The post DRC army accuses...

Mali rebels accuse Russian mercenary group of attack
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Mali rebels accuse Russian mercenary group of attack

Tuareg former rebels in northern Mali accused the army and Russian mercenary group Wagner of an attack last week on one of their bases that killed two of their men. The CMA — an alliance of Tuareg-dominated groups seeking autonomy or independence from the Malian state — said it had ‘tangible proof’ of its assertions....