https://congo-watch.pages.dev/ Independent reporting on the conflict and crisis in DR Congo en Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:09:55 GMT https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/congo-army-reports-heavy-fighting-in-north-kivu-dozens-kille.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/congo-army-reports-heavy-fighting-in-north-kivu-dozens-kille.html Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:05:38 GMT Heavy fighting between the Congolese army and M23 rebels in North Kivu left at least 42 dead, raising concerns about the stability of the 2022 peace deal and upcoming elections. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/bishop-calls-on-congolese-youth-to-foster-peace-amid-ongoing.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/bishop-calls-on-congolese-youth-to-foster-peace-amid-ongoing.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:16:34 GMT The Catholic bishop urged eastern Congo’s youth to become peacebuilders, highlighting education and jobs amid ongoing militia violence. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/m23-rejects-claims-of-detaining-50-minors-in-goma.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/m23-rejects-claims-of-detaining-50-minors-in-goma.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:12:05 GMT M23 and AFC have refuted claims of detaining fifty youths in Goma, emphasizing the need for accurate reporting amid ongoing eastern Congo conflict. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/new-toyota-land-cruisers-arrive-in-uganda-to-support-ebola-e.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/new-toyota-land-cruisers-arrive-in-uganda-to-support-ebola-e.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:39:44 GMT Eighteen new Land Cruisers have reached Uganda to enhance medical transport for the Ebola response in eastern DRC. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-health-chief-calls-for-accelerated-global-response-to-ebo.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-health-chief-calls-for-accelerated-global-response-to-ebo.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:28:48 GMT The UN urges rapid, increased global support to stop Ebola’s spread in eastern DRC amid ongoing conflict. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-urges-swifter-ebola-response-in-dr-congo.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-urges-swifter-ebola-response-in-dr-congo.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:32:03 GMT UN urges faster Ebola response in DR Congo. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-urges-immediate-end-to-fighting-in-eastern-dr-congo.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-urges-immediate-end-to-fighting-in-eastern-dr-congo.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:14:21 GMT The UN has urged an immediate end to fighting in eastern DR Congo, where conflict involving armed groups continues to displace millions of civilians. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/in-congo-health-workers-fighting-ebola-go-on-strike-after-mo.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/in-congo-health-workers-fighting-ebola-go-on-strike-after-mo.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 18:53:24 GMT Ebola responders in eastern DR Congo's Ituri province have gone on strike over months of unpaid wages, hampering efforts against a worsening outbreak. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/rwanda-dr-congo-border-reopens-as-ebola-cases-rise.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/rwanda-dr-congo-border-reopens-as-ebola-cases-rise.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 05:36:00 GMT The Goma border crossing between Rwanda and the DRC has reopened with health screenings amid an ongoing Ebola outbreak and persistent eastern Congo conflict. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/rebel-commanders-call-on-soldiers-to-abandon-government-forc.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/rebel-commanders-call-on-soldiers-to-abandon-government-forc.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 22:52:18 GMT M23 rebels used Independence Day to solicit defections from the Congolese army, highlighting ongoing instability in eastern DR Congo. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/congo-health-ministry-reports-1-274-ebola-cases-360-fataliti.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/congo-health-ministry-reports-1-274-ebola-cases-360-fataliti.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:46:32 GMT Congo’s health ministry reports 1,274 confirmed Ebola cases and 360 deaths amid ongoing conflict‑driven challenges in the east. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/rebel-group-m23-faces-ebola-threat-amid-ongoing-conflict.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/rebel-group-m23-faces-ebola-threat-amid-ongoing-conflict.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 04:03:42 GMT Ebola cases have entered M23‑controlled areas, prompting the rebels to launch a limited response amid doubts about their capacity to contain the virus. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/unicef-warns-of-heightened-child-health-risks-as-ebola-cases.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/unicef-warns-of-heightened-child-health-risks-as-ebola-cases.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 03:54:52 GMT UNICEF alerts that rising Ebola cases in eastern DR Congo are endangering the health and wellbeing of nearly three million children. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/monusco-at-least-632-civilians-killed-in-north-kivu-ituri-in.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/monusco-at-least-632-civilians-killed-in-north-kivu-ituri-in.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:13:07 GMT Civilians killed in North Kivu and Ituri provinces. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-envoy-urges-parties-to-stay-the-course-towards-peace-in-e.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/un-envoy-urges-parties-to-stay-the-course-towards-peace-in-e.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:09:01 GMT UN envoy urges peace in eastern DR Congo. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/dr-congo-files-case-against-rwanda-at-icj-over-decades-of-al.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/dr-congo-files-case-against-rwanda-at-icj-over-decades-of-al.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:08:05 GMT DR Congo sues Rwanda at ICJ over alleged abuses. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/whereabouts-of-nearly-300-people-with-ebola-unknown-in-dr-co.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/whereabouts-of-nearly-300-people-with-ebola-unknown-in-dr-co.html Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:00:07 GMT Hundreds with Ebola unaccounted for in DR Congo. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/ebola-outbreak-in-congo-surpasses-1-150-cases-as-france-repo.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/ebola-outbreak-in-congo-surpasses-1-150-cases-as-france-repo.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:47:46 GMT Ebola outbreak in DR Congo surpasses 1,150 cases. https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/since-2013-congo-superfan-who-stands-throughout-matches-shar.html https://congo-watch.pages.dev/article/since-2013-congo-superfan-who-stands-throughout-matches-shar.html Thu, 09 Jul 2026 23:37:21 GMT Congo superfan shares intense training regimen.