Hostilities have resumed in eastern DR Congo between the Congolese army and the M23 rebels, only five days after a truce was reached at the Luanda summit on November 23. What were the terms of the truce? The summit had resolved on a ceasefire beginning on Friday, which would be followed by the rebels’ withdrawal…
Democratic Republic of Congo’s National Institute of Biomedical Research has reportedly confirmed a new case of Ebola Virus infection in the city of Beni, the Eastern part of the country. What! did I hear you right? Yes! The confirmation is coming just two days after the World Health Organization said authorities were investigating a suspected…
Having been unable to proceed with his planned trip to Congo, Pope Francis received members of the Congolese community in Rome in a mass at St. Peter’s Basilica. What was the purpose of the trip? The 85-year-old religious leader was scheduled to visit Congo and South Sudan between July 2 & 7 as part of…
The Story No place, they say, is like home. This is a widely used phrase, especially when discussing subjects like origin, identity, and other such things. To the displaced people of Congo, however, there is a limit to how proud or desirous of home anyone can be. What’s happening in Congo? Following the fighting between…
