Democratic Republic Of Congo

The agreement was signed on Tuesday, building on the Declaration of Principles signed in Doha, Qatar, on July 19, 2025, which laid the foundation for a pathway toward a comprehensive peace agreement.

Reports indicate that the rebels posed as members of the Congolese army to avoid detection, before using guns, knives and clubs to target residents.

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels have threatened to overthrow the government in Kinshasa. But experts say that the escalating war could be nothing more than a means of influencing peace talks in Doha.

If no new cases are reported, DR Congo will commence a 42-day countdown to declare the end of the outbreak, once the remaining patients are discharged.

A September 2025 assessment by the ICRC found that 85 per cent of facilities lack essential medicines and nearly 40 per cent have lost health-care staff.

Joseph Kabila remains a prominent figure in the DRC, which he led from 2001 to 2019. The death sentence imposed on him by a military court on charges of supporting M23 rebels has sparked concern in the volatile country.

DRC and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to the CONOPS’ desired end state, which includes eradicating the FDLR threat in the DRC, lifting Rwanda’s defensive measures, restoring the DRC’s authority, and rebuilding trust between the two countries.

The army and its archrival -the M23 have both been reinforcing military positions and blaming each other for flouting peace accords in the latest escalation of violence in Eastern DRC.

Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk as giant trenches, known as "gullies," tear through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers attribute the growing crisis to climate change and poor urban planning.

The outbreak has overwhelmed health centres already crippled by conflict, with facilities destroyed before the army retook the state from the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in March.

The DRC Health Ministry reports 32 suspected Ebola cases, including 20 confirmed infections and 16 deaths, with a new case 70 kilometres from Bulape raising concerns of wider transmission.

Civil society groups in the region say the actual death toll may be higher and have blamed government negligence for the tragedies.

Local news outlets reported a death toll of 86, including 60 students. The DRC government has not yet released an official statement on the accident.

Congolese soldiers arrived on Tuesday morning to repel the attackers, but by then the assault had ended, army spokesperson Lieutenant Marc Elongo confirmed.

Last week, DRC authorities reported that at least 15 people had died in Kasai following the outbreak of Ebola, a highly contagious haemorrhagic fever that often causes both internal and external bleeding.

President Tshisekedi must tread carefully, as Kabila’s remaining loyalists, though fewer in number, could grow bolder in challenging his leadership.

The dramatic liquidity crisis currently impacting the UN and its global partners has already prevented a high-level human rights probe into the DRC emergency created in February from getting underway.

Forces of the Democratic Republic of Congo and M23 rebels committed "horrific" violations that could amount to crimes against humanity, according to the UN.

Gunfire tore through the dark. Night after night, the 44-year-old physician from Guinea clung to the hope that the besieged city would hold somehow. Then, one morning in late January, the call came: he and the remaining international staff had to be evacuated immediately.

The move forms part of a series of measures aimed at ensuring adherence to the peace accord, also referred to as the Washington Accord, which commits the two states to work with regional and international partners to promote stability, security and development in the region, recognising that peace and prosperity are interdependent.

In a statement on Thursday, the DRC Ministry of Public Health reported 28 suspected cases, including four health workers who died while treating patients.

Mutamba vowed to come down hard on embezzlers. Now, he has been sentenced to three years, with hard labour, for allegedly stealing funds intended for the construction of a prison.

The Washington-brokered peace agreement signed with Rwanda in late June is in its implementation phase and the Qatar-mediated talks resumed on August 19 after Kinshasa and the rebels missed the August 18 deadline to sign a peace agreement.

Prosecutors argued that the money was diverted from a fund intended to pay reparations to victims of the 2000 clashes between Ugandan and Rwandan troops during the Second Congo War.

The conflict in eastern DRC has escalated, displacing over 7.8 million people and leaving 28 million more facing food insecurity, nearly four million of them at emergency levels.

Islamic State’s Central African Province may appear to be resurging after its latest civilian attacks, but the violence more likely reflects a rebound from years of military setbacks.

The two delegations had arrived in Doha to revive a truce signed earlier this year that had not been fully implemented.

As of May 2023, more than 208,000 Rwandan refugees were hosted in the DRC, while an estimated 81,000 Congolese refugees lived in Rwanda.

The charges also relate to alleged crimes against humanity, including massacres of civilians in eastern Congo.

The DRC is currently facing one of the most acute humanitarian emergencies in the world, with food insecurity on the rise and 5.9 million Congolese currently internally displaced.

According to M23, the allegations were neither new nor credible, having already been raised by the United Nations Human Rights offices earlier this month and dismissed in a separate document M23 released on August 7.

Kinshasa insists on M23’s full withdrawal and an end to external backing, while the rebels demand political and security guarantees before disarming, leaving both sides locked in mutual distrust.

The Mission also urged “the Congolese authorities to conduct thorough investigations to identify those responsible for the massacre of civilians and bring them to justice.”

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi emphasized that a presidential nomination does not in itself amount to a diplomatic posting.

According to the Regional Congolese Army spokesperson, Lieutenant Elongo Kyondwa Marx, ADF rebels, armed with machetes and other weapons, attacked the regions in retaliation after being defeated by Congolese forces.

The standoff follows years of failed negotiations in eastern Congo, where mistrust between the rebels and the government has repeatedly stalled talks.

Against this backdrop, the Congolese government warned that Nairobi's announcement risked conferring legitimacy on an "ongoing illegal occupation."

Ruto said the two leaders had resolved to consolidate previously separate initiatives into a unified structure for better results in the conflict-torn region.

The action comes amid a humanitarian crisis in eastern DRC, where M23 rebels and other armed groups have displaced millions.

Most returns have taken place in the volatile east, with over two million people going back to their villages in North Kivu province and more than 600,000 in neighbouring South Kivu.

M23 argued that the claim of massacres targeting farmers in these areas defies logic, pointing to a lack of proper verification in the UN’s findings.

After decades of exile, Congolese refugees cautiously return home -- only to find their villages changed, their land gone. But hope persists amid the ruins.

The leaders resolved to merge the existing EAC-SADC and African Union (AU) mediation frameworks into a unified structure, comprising the AU Mediator and the EAC-SADC Panel of Facilitators, which will report to both the Joint Summit and the AU.

The meeting followed a decision by EAC and SADC leaders to merge the Nairobi and Luanda peace initiatives into one platform, which was later endorsed by the African Union. The new process will bring together the EAC, SADC and African Union (AU) to oversee a single roadmap for dialogue, addressing the causes of the conflict.

AUC Chairperson Mahamoud Ali Youssouf praised President Ruto and Zimbabwe’s Mnangagwa for their leadership, saying their dedication reflects a growing commitment by African leaders to resolve crises on the continent.

The meeting, held in the Washington DC, included observers from the United States, Qatar, the Republic of Togo (serving as the African Union facilitator), and the African Union Commission.

M23's advancement likewise triggered mass displacements, with residents reportedly fleeing before the attack. Two groups of displaced people have been reported; one fleeing to Waloa Yungu in Walikale territory and the other into nearby forests.

The new drilling plans could also affect around 39 million people living in the targeted areas, including indigenous communities, threatening their land, food sources and way of life.

According to the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO), the official death toll from the attack currently stands at 43, including 19 women and children.

The assault, which occurred during a night mass, is believed to have been carried out by fighters from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF), a militant group notorious for repeated atrocities in the region.

Joseph Kabila, who did not attend the hearing, is facing multiple charges, including treason, murder, rape, torture, participation in an insurrectionist movement, and the occupation of the rebel-held city of Goma.