At least 43 people, including children, were killed July 27 in a brutal overnight attack on a Catholic church in Komanda in eastern Congo.

Islamic State-backed rebels killed 38 worshippers at a Catholic prayer vigil in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo at about 1 a.m. on Sunday (June 27) and five other people at a nearby village,

M23 rebels have captured two villages in the Masisi territory of the Democratic Republic of Congo’s eastern province of North Kivu, despite a recent agreement signed in Qatar. The M23 fighters took control of Ngululu and Ndete, located in the Nyamaboko groupment, following fierce battles Monday with local self-defense forces known as the Wazalendo.

Rebels killed at least 43 worshippers during a night mass in a Catholic church in northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo, local officials confirm.

The Muslim Council of Elders, led by His Eminence Dr. Ahmed Al-Tayeb, Grand Imam of Al-Azhar, strongly condemned the terrorist attack on a Catholic Church in Kumanda, northeastern Democratic Republic of Congo,

DAKAR, Senegal (AP) — Congo and Rwanda-backed rebels have signed a declaration of principles for a permanent ceasefire in eastern Congo, where ethnic tensions and quest for rich minerals have resulted in one of Africa’s longest conflicts with thousands killed this year.

Gunshots thundered and attackers burst into the church hall, picked out victims, tied them up and shot them dead, survivors of the massacre in northeastern Democratic Republic

Every week, hundreds of victims and survivors of sexual violence seek care at health centres supported by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) in Goma, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). In 2024 alone,