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AFC/M23 will also coordinate the freedom of movement for the withdrawing troops according to the agreed principles.
Those facing acute hunger are classified as Phase 3 or higher in the Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC). Of the 28 million in Congo,...
Health officials said in February that the condition was suspected to be either malaria or food poisoning.
It would have been their first direct engagement with DR Congo's government after President Felix Tshisekedi reversed his longstanding refusal to spea...
Relations between Kenya and DRC have been on a downward spiral, marked by mutual distrust and frosty diplomatic exchanges.
Tshisekedi faces an insurgency by M23 rebels in east DR Congo and his government plans to send a delegation to peace talks in Angola on Tuesday.
President Felix Tshisekedi, who has long ruled out dialogue with M23, had been considering changing his position after a string of defeats.
Under Mobutu's successors, Laurent and Joseph Kabila, the army was infiltrated by Rwanda, among other nations.
Tshisekedi's government has so far not committed publicly, but three government sources told Reuters this week he was seriously considering sending a...
Rebels of the M23 group have seized east Congo's two biggest cities since January in an escalation of a long-running conflict rooted in the spillover...
The M23 rebel group, believed to be backed by Rwanda, has seized swathes of mineral-rich eastern Congo since the start of the year.
The likelihood of their arrest remains uncertain, given the military's struggles against the well-equipped rebels.
A report from the DRC Education Cluster, which includes Save the Children on Friday, reveals that school attendance has plummeted due to intensified f...
As the city of Bukavu tries to recover from the violence, human rights groups and medical organisations are calling for immediate international assist...
Should a previously unknown pathogen be identified as the cause, health authorities will need to increase measures to contain the spread of the diseas...
Reports indicate that the M23 has expanded its control of mining sites in the region thereby increasing its monthly taxes.
Rwanda also pointed out the EU's internal politics, which it believes influence foreign policy decisions and undermine efforts to address the crisis.
People ran through the streets, some bleeding and carrying limp bodies, video showed. Residents said they saw dead bodies, but there was no immediate...
Britain said it would also coordinate with partners on potential new sanctions and suspend future defence training assistance to Rwanda.
The Rwandan Parliament reaffirmed its support for resolving the conflict through dialogue, urging the DRC government to engage with all warring partie...
