DRC conflict Stories

Rwanda condemns European Parliament's ‘biased’ resolution on DR Congo conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 22, 2025

The Rwandan Parliament reaffirmed its support for resolving the conflict through dialogue, urging the DRC government to engage with all warring partie...

EAC military chiefs meet in Nairobi over escalating DRC crisis
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 21, 2025

This meeting marks a renewed effort by regional actors to contain the escalating violence in the eastern DRC, which has seen an increase in clashes in...

Rwanda brands US sanctions against Minister of State James Kabarebe as “unjustified and unfounded”
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 21, 2025

Rwanda argued that punitive measures would not help resolve the conflict in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.

Kenya defends decision to host Sudanese parallel government talks amid Port Sudan's outrage
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 20, 2025

Port Sudan maintains that Kenya is overstepping diplomatic boundaries by facilitating discussions that seek to create an alternative power centre outs...

Burundi troops withdraw from M23 fight in new blow to DRC
Reuters  |  Feb 18, 2025

Burundi has had soldiers in eastern Congo for years, initially to hunt down Burundian rebels there, but more recently, to aid in the fight against M23...

Rwanda cuts development ties with Belgium over DRC conflict dispute
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 18, 2025

Belgium has been a key advocate for stricter measures against Rwanda in recent weeks, pushing for tougher EU sanctions. However, diplomatic sources in...

Rebel-held ports in eastern DR Congo re-open as humanitarian aid needs grow
Reuters  |  Feb 18, 2025

A passenger boat from Bukavu to Goma left on Tuesday morning, operator Lweni Ndale said, adding it was the first he had sent since late January, short...

Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump
Reuters  |  Feb 17, 2025

Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden.

Kenya walks diplomatic tightrope as Sudan's RSF set to announce formation of parallel government from Nairobi
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 17, 2025

The planned announcement from Nairobi, framed as the "Political Charter for the Government of Peace and Unity," is being positioned as an effort to "r...

Sudan's RSF attacks famine-stricken camp as battle lines harden
Reuters  |  Feb 16, 2025

Medical aid agency MSF has confirmed seven deaths from the violence, while residents say dozens may have been killed.

Congo PM demands 'withdrawal of Rwandan troops' after M23 reach Bukavu suburbs
Reuters  |  Feb 16, 2025

Eyewitnesses said they reached Bukavu's northern suburb Bagira on Friday evening but did not enter the city centre.

Kagame says Rwanda will defend its right to live, insists on FDLR’s role in DRC conflict
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 15, 2025

Rwanda rejects accusations that its troops are directly supporting M23 rebels and insists it is acting in defence of its own security, especially in t...

AU to give platform to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas amid shifting African-Israeli dynamics
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 15, 2025

Mahmoud's address this year comes at a time when Africa's once-unanimous support for Palestine is increasingly complicated by internal divisions and g...

DR Congo M23 rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing Kavumu airport
Reuters  |  Feb 15, 2025

The Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and that Congolese troops had pulled back with th...

Aid alone won't solve Sudan crisis, IGAD warns as it pushes for peace
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

IGAD Executive Secretary Workneh Gebeyehu acknowledged that previous aid commitments had helped alleviate suffering but insisted that more needed to b...

Political instability threatens Africa's future – President Ruto
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

Speaking at the African Union summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, he emphasised that governance reforms must be safeguarded to ensure long-term stability...

UNHCR seeks Sh81.37 billion to help Sudan's refugees displaced by war and host communities
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 14, 2025

Since the war began, over nine million people have been displaced within Sudan, including 266,000 refugees forced to flee multiple times.

Dozens killed as RSF raids villages in White Nile State as violence escalates in Sudan
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 13, 2025

The Al Jazirah Observatory reported that 30 people were shot dead in the Na'ima and al-Jamalab areas, while 15 others drowned in the White Nile while...

MPs launch peace talks to address conflicts in counties plagued by persistent tribal wars
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 12, 2025

The peace initiative aligns with the National Assembly committee's mandate to promote inter-community cohesion and peaceful co-existence.

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