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WHO says DRC could declare end of Ebola outbreak by December
XINHUA  |  Oct 20, 2025

Since the outbreak was declared on September 4 in Bulape, a health zone in the central province of Kasai, a total of 64 cases have been reported, incl...

M23 accuses DRC Government of attacks hours after Doha ceasefire monitoring deal
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 15, 2025

The attacks allegedly involved drones and Sukhoi-25 fighter jets, followed by coordinated ground assaults.

DRC Government, M23 ink deal to establish mechanism for monitoring potential permanent ceasefire
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 14, 2025

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...

DRC conflict: ADF rebels kill 19 civilians in North Kivu village attack
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Oct 14, 2025

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

Congo: Are M23 rebels really advancing toward Kinshasa?
DW News  |  Oct 11, 2025

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, M23 rebels have threatened to overthrow the government in Kinshasa. But experts say that the escalating war could...

Conflicts in DRC and Sudan threaten COMESA integration, warns Secretary-General Chileshe Kapwepwe
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 10, 2025

COMESA's intra-regional trade has declined for two consecutive years, with analysts warning that prolonged instability could stall the bloc's integrat...

Tshisekedi, Kagame trade barbs at Brussels Gateway Forum over DRC conflict
Mwangi Maina  |  Oct 10, 2025

Rwanda's Foreign Minister Olivier Nduhungirehe fired back on X (formerly Twitter), saying President Félix Tshisekedi was "completely mistaken".

Uganda enhances security at border region with DR Congo after deadly attack
XINHUA  |  Oct 10, 2025

On October 1, the armed individuals attacked and robbed Ugandan fishermen at Rweshama Landing Site on Lake Edward in the western district of Rukungiri...

Over 80 per cent of health facilities in Eastern DRC left without humanitarian support, ICRC warns
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Oct 09, 2025

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 sta...

Is Joseph Kabila's death sentence a threat to stability in DRC?
DW News  |  Oct 03, 2025

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...

Somalia secures release of more than 50 nationals held in DRC
Abdirahman Khalif  |  Sep 30, 2025

Officials said the outcome marks the result of coordinated negotiations between Somali and Congolese authorities, with the Somali Embassy in Tanzania...

Kenya, Ethiopia, DRC lead East Africa’s stunning export surge amid global economic uncertainty
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 29, 2025

Data from the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (ECA) shows Kenya’s tea exports hit a record $1.7 billion (Sh219.6 billion), up from $1.4...

There’s a new outbreak of Ebola in Africa. Here’s what you need to know
The Conversation  |  Sep 28, 2025

Symptoms can be sudden: fever, fatigue, muscle pain, headaches and sore throat start first, then progress to vomiting, diarrhoea, abdominal pain, rash...

Rwanda and DRC renew commitment to peace pact
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 25, 2025

DRC and Rwanda reaffirmed their commitment to the CONOPS’ desired end state, which includes eradicating the FDLR threat in the DRC, lifting Rwanda’s d...

Kenya to press for urgent interventions in conflict-hit regions at UN General Assembly
Lucy Mumbi  |  Sep 21, 2025

Ruto is also expected to call for reforms to the UN system, fairer access to global financing and stronger multilateral cooperation.

Congolese army appeals to captured troops to uphold duty, loyalty
Mary Wambui  |  Sep 20, 2025

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

Rwanda backs Qatar at UN, demands accountability for Israeli strikes
New Times  |  Sep 17, 2025

The strikes, which targeted senior Hamas leaders in the Qatari capital, had earlier drawn condemnation from Kigali.

How critical minerals contribute to instability in Africa
DW News  |  Sep 17, 2025

The race to mine critical minerals has fed instability across Africa, whether displacing residents to increase extraction or upping the stakes in arme...

Massive trenches are swallowing homes across the DRC
DW News  |  Sep 17, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people are at risk as giant trenches, known as "gullies," tear through the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Researchers attr...

WHO begins Ebola vaccinations in DRC’s Kasai Province amid first outbreak in three years
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 14, 2025

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

At least 193 dead in two separate boat accidents in Congo River
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 13, 2025

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

Kenya’s Ambassador to DRC ordered to repay Sh1.8 Million over irregular KMTC appointment
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Sep 13, 2025

Ambassador Peter Tum has been given 30 days to remit the full amount to KMTC or provide evidence of payment or an approved repayment plan.

Over 100 killed as canoe capsizes in northwestern DR Congo
XINHUA  |  Sep 12, 2025

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.

WHO delivers emergency supplies as new Ebola outbreak hits DR Congo’s Kasai Province
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Sep 07, 2025

Last week, DRC authorities reported that at least 15 people had died in Kasai following the outbreak of Ebola, a highly contagious haemorrhagic fever...

DRC’s Joseph Kabila is on trial for treason: What case against the former Congolese president is all about
The Conversation  |  Sep 07, 2025

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

DR Congo crisis: Funding cuts curtail assistance to victims of violence
UN News  |  Sep 06, 2025

The dramatic liquidity crisis currently impacting the UN and its global partners has already prevented a high-level human rights probe into the DRC em...

Rwanda calls Human Rights Watch's count of new graves at military cemetery "disrespectful"
XINHUA  |  Sep 06, 2025

According to the HRW, 1,171 new graves were recorded between 2022 and 2025, the increase coinciding with the M23 armed group's offensive on Goma and B...

Uganda on alert after Ebola outbreak in neighbouring DRC
XINHUA  |  Sep 06, 2025

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that infections could rise further in the new outbreak in the DRC's south-central province of Kasai, th...

DR Congo: All sides may be guilty of war crimes - UN probe
DW News  |  Sep 06, 2025

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

Health authorities launch 10-day mpox vaccination drive at Malaba border
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Sep 05, 2025

The exercise comes as Busia County continues to record a rising number of mpox cases, highlighting the need for urgent preventive action.

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