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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced people from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A man helps a displaced child from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) get on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A displaced family from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is seen on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

Displaced children from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) are seen on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DRC Refugees In Bugarama - Rwanda

A displaced woman from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) sits on a bus heading for a refugee camp in the town of Bugarama in neighboring Rwanda, on Dec. 5, 2025. The March 23 Movement (M23) rebels have expanded their operations across several areas of South Kivu Province in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) over the past days, even as the DRC and Rwanda signed in Washington a peace deal hailed as a major step toward de-escalation in the region. Residents in the affected areas reported a FARDC pullback and the displacement of civilians fleeing the new combat zones. Hundreds of families have arrived in Uvira, while others from Kamanyola, a strategic crossroad in the province, crossed into Rwanda to escape shellfire. Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A man prepares food in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A displaced child is seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced children are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A displaced child is seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced children are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people are seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A woman makes clothes with a sewing machine in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Displaced people line up to get water in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR CONGO-GOMA-REFUGEE CAMP

(240208) -- GOMA (DR CONGO), Feb. 8, 2024 (Xinhua) -- A displaced child is seen in a refugee camp on the outskirts of Goma, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on Feb. 8, 2024. Escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has forced at least about 78,000 children to flee their homes in the past week, with thousands now on the road to Goma, the capital of the eastern province of North Kivu, global charity Save the Children said on Thursday via a statement. The renewed fighting between the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), a non-state armed group, has displaced at least 150,000 people, more than half of them children, since Feb. 2, 2024. (Photo by Zanem Nety Zaidi/Xinhua)

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DR Congo, Uganda army leaders on mission to evaluate joint military operations

STORY: DR Congo, Uganda army leaders on mission to evaluate joint military operations DATELINE: April 7, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Brazzaville CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the military officials 2. SOUNDBITE (French): MAK HAZUKAY, Spokesperson of DRC-Uganda joint military operations 3. various of the evaluation of joint military operations by the DRC and Ugandan armies in Beni, DR Congo STORYLINE: Military chiefs from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and Ugandan on Wednesday began the evaluation of their joint military operations in Beni of the DRC's eastern province of North Kivu. Since late 2021, the DRC's armed forces (FARDC) jointly launched operations with Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) against several rebel bases of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), mostly hidden in the Beni forest. Since the start of joint military operations in Beni territory, ADF rebel bases have been demolished, with hundreds of rebels neutralized or captured, according to the two armies.

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DR Congo's army dismantles rebels network in NE province

STORY: DR Congo's army dismantles rebels network in NE province DATELINE: March 9, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:03 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the press conference by Athnony Mwalushayi, FARDC spokesman, in Beni 2. SOUNDBITE (French): ANTHONY MUALUSHAYI, FARDC spokesman 3. various of the press conference 4. various of street views in DR Congo STORYLINE: The Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) said on Tuesday that it had dismantled a network of Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) rebels, who were responsible for several bomb attacks in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)'s northeastern North Kivu province. At least 22 people, most of them identified as ADF members, have been arrested for their alleged participation in "insurrectionary movement and other crimes," said Anthony Mualushayi, spokesman for the FARDC in the Beni region of the province. SOUNDBITE (French): ANTHONY MUALUSHAYI, FARDC spokesman "There are 22 people, the collaborators of the ADF terr

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Former Kenyan president visits key DR Congo city to mediate rebel violence

STORY: Former Kenyan president visits key DR Congo city to mediate rebel violence DATELINE: Nov. 16, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:13 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Uhuru Kenyatta arriving at Goma, NE DR Congo 2. various of the Kanyaruchinya displacement camp, NE DR Congo 3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): MUGARUKA UWEMEYE, Displaced person in the Kanyaruchinya displacement camp 4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): MEZALI ABARUGIRA, Displaced person in the Kanyaruchinya displacement camp 5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Swahili): UHURU KENYATTA, Former Kenyan President STORYLINE: Former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta arrived Tuesday in Goma, a major city located in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) have been fighting for several months the rebels of the March 23 movement (M23). Uhuru Kenyatta, a mediator for the seven-nation East African Community (EAC), visited Kanyaruchinya displacement camp, where about 80,000 people are currently seeking refuge. Due to

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Kenyan army deployed to NE DR Congo to stem rebel fighting

STORY: Kenyan army deployed to NE DR Congo to stem rebel fighting DATELINE: Nov. 13, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:27 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Kenyan Air Force Airplane arriving at the Goma International Airport STORYLINE: A contingent of the Kenyan army arrived Saturday in Goma, the capital of the North Kivu province, located in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), as part of the military intervention by the East African Community (EAC) to stem the armed violence in this part of the country. Received by officers of the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) at the airport, the Kenyan contingent will be deployed in the Rutshuru territory where the FARDC have been fighting for several months the rebels of the March 23 movement (M23). General Chiko Chitambwe, FARDC deputy chief of staff who welcomed the troops at the Goma airport, thanked the Kenyan elements for coming to the aid of the Congolese people during this difficult time. "Good friends are those who he

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Displaced people return home despite fighting between army, rebels in NE DR Congo

STORY: Displaced people return home despite fighting between army, rebels in NE DR Congo DATELINE: June 7, 2022 LENGTH: 0:02:06 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Goma 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JEAN-CLAUDE SENGA, displaced person 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Swahili): WEMA NDAGIJE, Member of civil society STORYLINE: Fighting resumed early Monday between the army and rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23) in the northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), a spokesman for the Armed Forces of the DRC (FARDC) confirmed Monday. On the outskirts of Goma, the capital of North Kivu province, temporary shelters have been set up by displaced people from the Kibumba region to seek sanctuary. But as the situation in Kibuma gradually calms down, many of the refuge-seekers decided to return to their hometown. SOUNDBITE 1 (Swahili): JEAN-CLAUDE SENGA, Displaced person "We are here we fled the clashes in our region. We are living in very critical situations, but recently we have received huma

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UN peacekeeping mission helicopter shot down by M23 rebels in NE DR Congo

STORY: UN peacekeeping mission helicopter shot down by M23 rebels in NE DR Congo DATELINE: March 30, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:21 LOCATION: GOMA, DR Congo CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. SOUDBITE1 (French) SYLVAIN EKENGE, Spokesman for the North Kivu governor 2. various of people fleeing after M23 attacked military positions in Rutshuru, NE DR Congo STORYLINE: A helicopter of the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), or MONUSCO, was shot down Tuesday by rebels of the March 23 Movement (M23), with eight people on board, said the DRC armed forces (FARDC). The tragedy took place as several FARDC military positions had been attacked since early Monday by M23 rebels in the Rutshuru territory of the northeastern North Kivu province, the same area where the MONUSCO helicopter crashed. SOUDBITE (French): SYLVAIN EKENGE, Spokesman for the North Kivu governor "Besides the damages caused on Monday by the M23 in Tchanzu, Runyonyi, Ndiza, Tchengerero and the s

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Military bases attacked by M23 rebels in DR Congo

STORY: Military bases attacked by M23 rebels in DR Congo DATELINE: March 29, 2022 LENGTH: 00:03:30 LOCATION: Kinshasa CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of people fleeing after heavy fighting between M23 rebels and army in Goma, NE DR Congo 2. SOUNDBITE (Swahili): USANDA NDAGIJE, President of local civil society group STORYLINE: Several army positions have come under attack by March 23 Movement (M23) rebels since early Monday in northeastern Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), according to local security sources. M23 rebels have launched several attacks on positions of the DRC Armed Forces (FARDC) in the Rutshuru territory, north of Goma, capital of North Kivu province, since 3:00 a.m. local time, military sources told Xinhua. Witnesses said sounds of heavy fighting lasted several hours and some local residents have fled to the border region, attempting to cross into Uganda, according to local sources. The M23 is a group of former rebels of the National Congress for the Defense of the People (C