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,

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.

Protesters have attacked missions in the capital of the African country as anger grows about the advance of the M23 rebel group.

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,

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

Kinshasa was the scene of chaos as looters targeted businesses such as supermarkets

The United States of America is pulling its citizens out of Democratic Republic of Congo after a riotous mob attacked its embassy in Kinshasa on Tuesday.The embassy, in an alert to US citizens in the country,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called for a urgent cease-fire in the conflict in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo saying Washington was "deeply troubled" by a recent escalation in the fighting.

Regional tensions spiral as peacekeepers killed in fighting following Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group offensive