Deadline for Peace Agreement in DRC Passes with No Deal

August 19, 2025 — 8/19/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — The Congolese government and the M23 rebel group have missed a self-imposed Monday deadline for a final peace agreement, casting doubt on the peace...

Civilians Killed, Others Missing After New ADF Attacks

August 13, 2025 — 8/13/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Two separate attacks attributed to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a terrorist group operating in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), occurred during the...

Concerns Continue in the DRC as Deadline for Peace Agreement Nears

August 12, 2025 — 8/12/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — With less than a week remaining before the deadline for a finalized peace agreement between the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and the Rwanda-backed...

Triumph After Tragedy

August 4, 2025 — 8/4/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — In the evening of Feb. 26, 2024, al-Shabab militants entered Joseph’s village in Lamu county, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), looting homes, stealing...

Nearly 40 Christians Killed in ADF Attack in Komanda, DRC

July 28, 2025 — 7/28/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) struck the town of Komanda in the Democratic Republic of the Congo’s (DRC) Ituri Province late Saturday night into...

DRC Strikes Early-Stage Peace Agreement with M23 Terror Group

July 21, 2025 — 7/21/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Representatives from the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) and M23, a Rwanda-backed terrorist organization, met Saturday in Qatar to sign a Declaration of...

ADF Militants Strike 2 Christian Villages in Eastern Congo

July 17, 2025 — 7/17/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — In the middle of the night on May 17, two predominantly Christian villages in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) were shaken by...

After Months of Peace, ADF Kills 5 in North Kivu Village

July 16, 2025 — 7/16/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — During the night of July 8, members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the village of Katerrain in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of...

Data Highlights Deadly Threat Posed by Islamic State in DRC

July 7, 2025 — 7/7/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Analysis by ACLED, the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data group, indicates that the recent focus on the Rwandan-backed M23 rebel group fighting in...

East African Peace Accord Offers Limited Hope for DRC’s Beleaguered Civilians

June 30, 2025 — 6/30/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Representatives from Rwanda, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), and the United States gathered in Washington, D.C., last week to sign a historic...

Finding a Way Forward after the Fire

June 16, 2025 — 6/16/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — On the evening of June 8, 2024, Amina lost nearly everything. Rebels with the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) raided the 60-year-old's village in eastern...

ADF Kills Hundreds in Lubero, North Kivu

June 13, 2025 — 6/13/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — On June 7, the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked mining areas called Angola 1 and Angola 2, located near the Lubero River in Lubero...

A Secret Christian’s Sacrifice in the Heart of Conflict

June 12, 2025 — 6/12/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — On July 25, 2024, a devastating night forever changed Esther's life in Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC). Rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces...

ICC Releases Report Detailing Escalating Persecution of Christians in Africa

June 10, 2025 — 6/10/2025 Africa (International Christian Concern) — International Christian Concern (ICC) released a comprehensive report, "Troubling Trends: Escalating Persecution of Christians in Africa," highlighting the alarming increase in violence and persecution...

Rwanda Withdraws from Regional Bloc While Fueling Ongoing Violence in DRC

June 9, 2025 — 6/9/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Rwanda announced over the weekend that it will leave the Economic Community of Central African States (ECCAS) after being prevented from taking up the...

4 Dead after ADF Rebels Bomb Public Market

June 5, 2025 — 6/5/2025 DRC (International Christian Concern) — Members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) detonated a bomb on May 17 in the quiet village of Tenambo, located nearly 20 miles from...