Advertisement

Goma Crisis

North and South Kivu have been embroiled in armed conflict for years. Credit: MONUSCO/Clara Padovan

Locals in DR Congo Appeal for Prayers as Over 70 Bodies of Suspected Victims of Kidnapping Found Inside Church

Feb 22, 2025

Locals at a village in the embattled North Kivu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) are appealing for prayers after tens of bodies were found inside a church building in the village.

Sr. Carla Luísa Frei Bamberg. Credit: ACI Africa

“We’re prepared at borders”: Angola’s Catholic Church Ready to Welcome DR Congo Refugees Fleeing Violence

Feb 15, 2025

The Executive Secretary of the Episcopal Commission for the Pastoral Care of Migrants and Itinerants (CEPAMI) in Angola has said the Southern African nation is ready to welcome refugees from the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), who are fleeing the latest cycle of violence in the Central African nation. 

The Bishop of Goma during an interview with ACI Prensa | Credit: screenshot/ ACI Prensa

"It was a miracle that more newborns didn't die": Goma Catholic Bishop on Violence in Eastern DR Congo

Feb 14, 2025

The crisis in the East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) continues to worsen. March 23 Movement (M23) rebels, the main armed organisation among the hundred rebel groups active in the region, are advancing towards Bukavu, the capital of South Kivu.

“We cannot remain indifferent”: Entity of Africa’s Catholic Bishops Appeals for Action towards DR Congo Violence Victims

Feb 11, 2025

The leadership of the Justice, Peace, and Development Commission (JPDC) of the Symposium of Episcopal Conferences of Africa and Madagascar (SECAM-JPDC) is appealing for action towards victims of violence in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Credit: CAFOD

Amid “vast” Humanitarian Needs in Eastern DR Congo, UK Catholic Entity Calls for Civilian, Aid Workers’ Protection

Feb 11, 2025

The humanitarian needs in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), where violence escalated towards the end of January are vast, the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD) has noted. 

Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the Local Ordinary the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa

Cardinal Urges Dialogue “even with those we consider as enemies” to Resolve Protracted Eastern DR Congo Crises

Feb 11, 2025

The violent conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has escalated in recent weeks resulting in reported deaths of thousands and the displacement of many more can be resolved through dialogue, Fridolin Cardinal Ambongo, the Local Ordinary the Catholic Archdiocese of Kinshasa has said.

AMECEA Bishops Appeal for Long-Term Solution to Great Lakes Region Conflicts amid Protracted DR Congo Crisis

Feb 11, 2025

The Association of Member Episcopal Conferences in Eastern Africa (AMECEA) is appealing to leaders to find ways to deal with the instability in the Great Lakes region for good as war rages on in the East of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).

Br. Adolphe Mulengezi Mihingano of the Institute of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) pursuing further studies in Rome. Credit: Br. Adolphe Mulengezi Mihingano

Foreign Interference, Resource Exploitation among Root Causes of Crisis in Eastern DR Congo: Native Religious Missionary

Feb 10, 2025

The violent conflict in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) that has escalated in recent weeks resulting in reported deaths of thousands and the displacement of many more is rooted in “a complex” web of factors, including foreign interference and resource exploitation, a Religious Missionary, who hails from the Congolese embattled region has told ACI Africa. 

Br. Adolphe Mulengezi Mihingano of the Institute of the Consolata Missionaries (IMC) pursuing further studies in Rome. Credit: Br. Adolphe Mulengezi Mihingano

“Extremely worrying”: Congolese Religious Missionary on Security, Humanitarian Situation in Goma, DR Congo

Feb 9, 2025

The humanitarian and security situation in Goma, the capital and largest city of North Kivu Province in the Eastern region of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), is “extremely worrying”, a Religious Missionary, who hails from the Congolese region has told ACI Africa.