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The UN's Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), MONUSCO, has announced that they rescued five civilians late last week during operations in the DRC's Ituri province, in the north-east of the country. A Rescue The five civilians that were rescued, which included a woman and two children, had been kidnapped near the town of Dyamba in the Ituri...

Canada's London West MP, Arielle Kayabaga, has requested Canada's parliament to designate the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) as a terrorist group. The MP's request came after she returned from Rwanda after attending Rwanda's Kwibuka 30 ceremony, which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide. After 30 Years A number of different world leaders and representatives...

What You Need to Know: A statement released by the Southern African Development Community (SADC) today has announced the passing of three Tanzanian soldiers serving under the SADC’s mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (SAMIDRC).  Currently, the SAMIDRC force utilizes 5000 personnel from South Africa, Tanzania and Malawi. With South Africa, who heads the mission with 2900 personnel in...

What You Need to Know: Rwanda is planning to deploy more troops to Mozambique's Cabo Delgado region with support from a 20 million euro (21 million USD) grant from the European Union. Mozambique’s northern Cabo Delgado region has been under threat from various jihadist groups such as Ansar al-Sunna and the Islamic State since late 2017. A report from South...

What Happened Local sources within the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) have reported that an attack by the DRC's Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebel group has left at least 10 civilians dead. The attack took place on a village named Mangodomu, in the DRC's North Kivu province. Following the attack, DRC military authorities again renewed their vows to destroy the...