DR Congo conflict Stories
Eyewitnesses said they reached Bukavu's northern suburb Bagira on Friday evening but did not enter the city centre.
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...
A comprehensive report on the status of the process has since been submitted to the African Union, EAC and the SADC secretariats ahead of their joint...
The mission began its peace enforcement efforts nearly from scratch following the return of armed groups mainly M23 to the areas they had withdrawn fr...
Their mandate is to support the DRC government, a member of the 16-member SADC group, in restoring peace, security and stability.
SADC expressed concern that the RDF's involvement in these attacks had further worsened the security situation in eastern DRC and undermined both the...
His pointed remarks signal that Kigali is unwilling to bow to regional pressure, particularly from South Africa.
Ruto revealed that he had spoken with both DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame to defuse the situation.
On his way back from Ghana where he attended President John Mahama's inauguration, Ruto made a brief stop in Luanda for talks on regional peace, bilat...
The renewal means nearly 11,000 peacekeepers will continue their deployment until at least December 2025.
The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.
The vaccine was deployed during the 2018-2020 Ebola epidemic in the Democratic Republic of Congo under emergency use authorisation.
nterior Minister Shabani Lukoo said a fire had also broken out in the jail's administrative building, its food depots and a hospital.
"I must confess, President Ruto is supporting Rwanda, and I won't say anything more about that," Tshisekedi said during a DRC session hosted by the Br...
An economist by profession, Judith Suminwa Tuluka succeeded Jean-Michel Sama Lukonde following President Felix Tshisekedi's re-election on December 20...
Brigadier General Sylvain Ekenge, spokesperson for the Congolese army, stated at a press briefing that the attempted coup was swiftly neutralized by d...
President Felix Tshisekedi pushed for a review of the 2008 infrastructure for minerals deal with Sinohydro Corp and China Railway Group to bring more...
Stanis Bujakera, 33, has been jailed since September over an article that suggested Congolese military intelligence operatives killed opposition polit...
The council discussed the military intervention being carried out by SADC forces, led by South Africa.
The DRC demanded the withdrawal despite UN concerns about rampant violence in the east of the country.
