Hundreds of Congolese soldiers and police officers seeking refuge at the United Nations' base in Goma since the eastern city's capture in January are being transferred to Kinshasa, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) said on Wednesday. ICRC will escort the now-unarmed soldiers and p»»»

The Southern African Development Community (SADC) began on Tuesday the withdrawal of its peacekeeping forces from the eastern regions of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)through Rwanda. Local media sources in Rwanda reported seeing SADC forces moving several trucks of soldiers and equipment fr»»»

GOMA, DR Congo, April 30, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - An evacuation of hundreds of Democratic Republic of Congo troops and police trapped for months in UN bases in Goma after the city was taken by M23 rebels began on Wednesday, the ICRC said. The International Committee of the Red Cross said it was accompanyi»»»

Rwanda has backed M23 rebels in eastern DRC, where armed groups and the Congolese army fight for control of mineral-rich land. M23 took Goma after overpowering government forces. The war will go on unless international pressure forces Rwanda to stop supporting rebels and the Congolese government bu»»»