The Latest Breaking News from DRC

For nearly three decades, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) has been embroiled in violence. Millions of people have been killed, and an estimated 5.6 million others displaced by civil wars, local feuds and cross-border conflicts.

Leaders from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Rwanda and other countries in East Africa have called for a ceasefire in the eastern DRC from Friday evening, as well as the immediate withdrawal of the M23 rebel group.

Rwanda’s defence ministry said an unidentified man opened fire in Rubavu district before he was shot dead.

Kenya’s former president and Rwanda’s leader agree on need for M23 rebels to cease fire and withdraw from eastern DRC.

Fighting between the M23 and the DRC army has led to a looming humanitarian crisis as thousands have been displaced.

During his two-day visit to Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, former Kenyan president Uhuru Kenyatta urged the Congolese to lay down arms and nurture a sense of patriotism. The visit came as troops in eastern DRC clashed anew with M23 rebels north of the key eastern…

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The announcement came as Congolese troops clashed anew with the M23 north of the city of Goma in the volatile east.

Two planes carrying dozens of Kenyan troops touch down in Goma as part of a regional peacekeeping mission.