Prime

Mass graves, unclaimed bodies haunt east DR Congo Kishishe town

A view from an M23 military position

A view from an M23 military position on the top of a hill surrounding Kishishe, eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, on April 5, 2023. In late November 2022, according to UN reports, M23 fighters massacred at least 170 civilians in Kishishe.  PHOTO | ALEXIS HUGUET | AFP

By  AFP

Kishishe

Michel hid in the outdoor lavatory of his church in Kishishe, a town in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo, praying that M23 rebels wouldn't find him. 

Related

Be the First to Know

Get the stories shaping East Africa — delivered straight to your inbox

Conflict

  1. Explainer: Why new war in Ethiopia’s Tigray threatens to trigger wider conflict

  2. Ethiopia, Sudan junta bicker again over RSF support claims

  3. East Africa’s oil rivalry is missing the bigger energy security question

  4. PRIME Why US proposal to expand Sudan arms embargo is stirring debate

Latest

  1. Explainer: Why new war in Ethiopia’s Tigray threatens to trigger wider conflict

  2. PRIME Dar port maintains lead against peers in efficiency

  3. PRIME Cereal disruption: Why wheat imports from Russia, Ukraine just got more costly

  4. Drug resistance is already testing Africa’s pandemic preparedness

In the headlines

View All