Protests broke out over alleged global inaction on the M23 conflict, with Rwanda denying claims of aiding the rebels
Belgium on Wednesday warned its citizens against traveling to DR Congo, as Brussels Airlines scrapped a flight to Kinshasa after violent protests erupted over the conflict rocking the east of the country.
DR Congo and multiple UN reports have accused Rwanda of using the conflict as a way of looting Congolese minerals, such as gold and coltan,
Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel group.
Rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, drawing tear gas from police, in an eruption of protests over a Rwandan-backed rebel offensive in the east.
Kinshasa was the scene of chaos as looters targeted businesses such as supermarkets
Congolese security forces have tried to slow the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels who say they have captured Goma after entering eastern Congo’s largest city as U.N. officials reported an unspecifi
Protesters demanding action over the M23 rebel group’s offensive in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have attacked several embassies in the capital, Kinshasa. Crowds of demonstrators attacked the embassies of France,
What you need to know: "Chairs, desks, tables have been looted. The curtains have also been pulled out," said Okello Oryem, Uganda's state minister for foreign affairs. Thank you for reading Nation.Africa Show plans Uganda Airlines on Tuesday said it had suspended its flights to Kinshasa with immediate effect after rioters stormed embassies and started fires in Democratic Republic of Congo's capital over M23 rebels offensive in the
Protesters have attacked several embassies in the Democratic Republic of Congo's capital Kinshasa, including those of Uganda and Rwanda.The attacks on January 28, 2025, happened during demonstrations against the escalating conflict in the country's east,
Demonstrators targeted several foreign embassies, including France and Belgium, protesting against M23 rebels' incursion into Goma, Eastern Congo. This sparked police retaliation with teargas. The rebels,
Dozens of demonstrators have attacked several foreign embassies, including those of Rwanda, France and Belgium, to protest the advance of Rwanda-backed M23 rebels into a major city in the country’s