DCoC Working Group 3 Stories

Kenya elected chair of Djibouti code of conduct working group
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 05, 2025

Brigadier Mohammed Shemote, representing the Kenya Navy Commander, Major General Paul Owuor Otieno, accepted the role on behalf of the Government of K...

Morocco to set up courts in stadiums to tackle fan offences at 2030 World Cup
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 04, 2025

According to Justice Minister Abdellatif Ouahbi, the changes would prevent Moroccan courts from being overwhelmed by cases during the global sporting...

Ethiopia bids to host 2027 UN climate summit, rivalling Nigeria
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 04, 2025

Ethiopia is highlighting Addis Ababa's infrastructure, connectivity and experience in staging international meetings.

DR Congo: The doctor who couldn’t leave Goma amid M23 takeover
UN News  |  Sep 04, 2025

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. T...

Rwanda, DRC commit to fast-track full implementation of June peace agreement
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 04, 2025

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...

President Felix Tshisekedi says 'no dialogue outside' DR Congo
New Times  |  Sep 03, 2025

The Washington-brokered peace agreement signed with Rwanda in late June is in its implementation phase and the Qatar-mediated talks resumed on August...

DRC’s latest peace deal is breaking down and it isn’t the first – What’s being done wrong
The Conversation  |  Sep 02, 2025

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

Inside Islamic State massacres in eastern DRC: Who are the killers and why target civilians?
The Conversation  |  Aug 31, 2025

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

Microsoft Word now saves new documents to the cloud by default
Margaret Wanjiru  |  Aug 30, 2025

Under the new system, when users launch Word and begin typing, the document is automatically saved to OneDrive (or a designated cloud account) without...

Report: Africa trailing in global mining exploration spending
Alfred Onyango  |  Aug 30, 2025

According to a recent white paper report by the World Economic Forum (WEF), the region receives less than 10 per cent of global investment in this vit...

DRC, M23 rebels resume peace talks in Qatar amid renewed fighting
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 26, 2025

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

DR Congo: Rising insecurity in the east impedes diplomatic progress, Security Council hears
UN News  |  Aug 23, 2025

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 cu...

Rwanda rejects Human Rights Watch allegations of backing M23 killings in DRC
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 22, 2025

Rwanda dismissed these allegations as hastily released and lacking credible investigation, claiming they were designed to promote a predetermined narr...

'Muthaiga 3' activists set free after High Court rejects case extension request
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 22, 2025

Kibera Law Courts rejected an application by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) and the Directorate of Criminal Investigations (...

M23 rejects HRW findings linking group to over 140 civilian deaths in DRC
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 21, 2025

According to M23, the allegations were neither new nor credible, having already been raised by the United Nations Human Rights offices earlier this mo...

DR Congo conflict: Why peace talks with M23 rebels are stalling despite Doha deal
DW News  |  Aug 21, 2025

Kinshasa insists on M23’s full withdrawal and an end to external backing, while the rebels demand political and security guarantees before disarming,...

Ex-driver sues Murang’a Governor Kang’ata for allegedly naming him as Ethiopian Airlines crash victim
Carolyne Kubwa  |  Aug 20, 2025

Through lawyer Suiyanka Lempaa, David Mburu Karanja claims that Kang’ata unlawfully included his name in a Senate petition concerning the lack of supp...

Kenya clarifies nomination of Consul-General to Goma following pushback from DRC
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 19, 2025

Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi emphasized that a presidential nomination does not in...

ADF rebels kill at least 52 civilians in eastern DRC
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 19, 2025

According to the Regional Congolese Army spokesperson, Lieutenant Elongo Kyondwa Marx, ADF rebels, armed with machetes and other weapons, attacked the...

M23 casts doubt on DRC peace efforts after skipping Qatar talks
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 19, 2025

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

Sh3.16 billion released for Mombasa-Mtwapa road compensation, construction to resume
Farhiya Hussein  |  Aug 18, 2025

According to Resident Engineer Joseph Gichuru, more than 1,000 Project Affected Persons (PAPs) are expected to receive compensation, paving the way fo...

DRC rejects Kenya’s consul appointment to Goma, citing International law
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 16, 2025

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

US sanctions armed group, companies profiting from illegal mining in DRC
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 13, 2025

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

More than three million displaced people return home in DRC despite ongoing conflict
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Aug 12, 2025

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...

Jim Lovell, Apollo 13 commander who saved crew, dies at 97
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Aug 09, 2025

Lovell flew on several important space missions, including Gemini 7, where he and his colleague tested if humans could survive two weeks in space, and...

M23 rejects UN report linking group to civilian massacres in eastern DRC
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Aug 08, 2025

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.

Ruto signs laws to regulate gambling, shorten tenure of roads agency bosses
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 07, 2025

A key highlight of the new law is the introduction of a minimum bet threshold of Sh20. Any operator who permits bets below this amount risks a fine of...

DRC refugees begin returning home despite uncertainty ahead
XINHUA  |  Aug 07, 2025

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

Private hospitals warn of health crisis after removal of maternity services in Level 2 and 3 facilities
Lucy Mumbi  |  Aug 04, 2025

The changes, eliminated maternity and inpatient bed allocations for all Level 2 hospitals, including those with functional maternity units, and for Le...

Rwanda Parliament dismisses 'unfounded allegations' by Congo house speaker
New Times  |  Aug 02, 2025

The Parliament said “these utterances contrast sharply with the constructive spirit” demonstrated at the session of the Parliamentary Assembly of La F...

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