July 27, 2026
The country’s public health institute says the death toll has climbed to 1,033 from 2,536 confirmed cases
Islamic State claims responsibility for the attack in Kazaraho and says it also abducts and kills three Christians
A civil society leader based in the area says eight other people are wounded and 26 houses burned
About 30 civilians are killed in the village of Melia alone, Alain Kiwewe, a military administrator for the Lubero territory, tells Reuters
The flooding, which affects the village of Kasaba, comes at a vulnerable moment
The Rwanda-backed rebel group M23 has seized swathes of mineral-rich eastern Congo since the start of the year
