North Kivu
The Rwanda-backed M23 offensive: a battle for Congo’s resources

The Congolese people struggle for peace and sovereignty amid escalating imperialist aggression over their national resources.

The battle for control of Goma continues

Multiple media reports have stated that the entirety of Goma, the capital of North Kivu, has been taken over by M23, yet the fighting continues as does the war of narratives.

Congolese General Cirimwami assassinated in North Kivu, escalating the region’s crisis

The assassination of Major General Peter Cirimwami marks a critical escalation in the conflict in DRC, amid a geopolitical scramble for the country’s vast mineral wealth.

The DRC’s historic case against Apple over blood minerals in its supply chain

The war-torn country has accused the US-based global tech giant of war crimes, forgery and deception by using illegally extracted and smuggled minerals in its products.

Congo Week draws attention to the Congolese struggle in the face of conflict

The people of one of the world’s wealthiest countries in terms of natural resources have been condemned to violence and poverty by US-backed foreign interventions to secure mineral wealth for corporations

7 million displaced in the Democratic Republic of Congo as M23 attacks continue

Mass displacement reaches record levels as M23, a proxy force backed by Rwanda, continues its offensive in the eastern provinces of the DRC in violation of a ceasefire

For peace in the Congo, US and UK must hold their allies accountable

Kambale Musavuli talks about the rising anger against the presence of foreign forces in the Congo and how for a sustainable political solution, the US and the UK must hold their allies Rwanda and Uganda to account

Demands for justice grow after 56 people killed in protest against foreign forces in the DRC

Congolese forces killed 56 people in the city of Goma during a protest against the presence of UN and EAC armed forces in the region. The eastern provinces of North Kivu and Ituri have been under a state of siege amid a resurgence of attacks by the Rwanda-backed M23

As yet another ceasefire fails in the DRC, what lies ahead for the Congolese people?

During a visit to the DRC last week, the UN Security Council stated that it “no longer needed to be demonstrated” that Rwanda was backing the M23. The rebel group has continued to make advances in North Kivu as multiple ceasefires mediated by regional mechanisms have failed

MONUSCO_peacekeepers DRC Fresh protests break out in Congo against UN and East African forces; anger grows over M23 advance

At least eight people were killed by UN forces in the North Kivu province on February 7. The DRC is witnessing renewed protests against the UN peacekeeping mission (MONUSCO) and the East African Community (EAC) regional forces

Dispatches from the Congo: Italian ambassador assassinated

Kambale Musavuli from the Centre for Research on the Congo talks about why the killings don’t stop in the DRC.