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Agence France-Presse on MSN1d
Kinshasa deploys excavators against illegally built homes
A mother watched in despair as an excavator demolished her Kinshasa home, part of a campaign to clamp down on unauthorised ...
Amazon S3 on MSN3h
DR Congo targets illegal constructions after deadly Kinshasa floods
In the Democratic Republic of Congo, specifically in Kinshasa, severe flooding in early April claimed dozens of lives. In ...
International Committee of the Red Cross22h
DRC: 1,359 disarmed members of government forces and their families have arrived safe and well in Kinshasa, with the support of the ICRC
Goma (ICRC) – Between 30 April and 15 May, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) helped transport 1,359 ...
Red Cross escorts over 1,000 disarmed Congolese soldiers from rebel-controlled city to capital
Over a thousand disarmed Congolese soldiers and police officers, along with their families have safely been transferred from ...
Congo accuses Rwanda and M23 rebels of mass killings, abductions and war crimes in eastern region
Congolese officials have leveled serious accusations against Rwanda’s military and the M23 rebel faction it allegedly ...
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding – and why it’s not just about the rain
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn’t just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred rapidly ...
AllAfrica on MSN1d
Congo-Kinshasa: Testimony of the Forgotten Conflict in Eastern DRC - the '100 Days of Liberated Goma'
"Goma, capital of the North Kivu region, two million inhabitants. An occupied city, on its knees. Stretched along the shores of Lake Kivu, caressed by the heat of the Nyiragongo volcano, its beauty ...
Rwanda's army and its rebel group ally killed dozens, abducted thousands, Congo says
Congolese authorities have accused Rwanda’s army and the M23 rebel group it backs of killing dozens and kidnapping thousands ...
Phys.org29d
Why Kinshasa keeps flooding, and why it's not just about the rain
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred ...
AllAfrica.com29d
Congo-Kinshasa: Why Kinshasa Keeps Flooding - and Why It's Not Just About the Rain
The April 2025 flooding disaster in Kinshasa, the capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo, wasn't just about intense rainfall. It was a symptom of recent land use change which has occurred ...