DRC,eastern DRC Stories
The agreement lays important groundwork towards a comprehensive peace deal aimed at resolving the conflict in eastern DRC.
The signing ceremony, attended by representatives from both sides, took place in Qatar following months of Qatari mediation after talks began in April...
Since the start of the outbreak, 763 samples have been tested, with 240 testing positive, yielding a positivity rate of thirty-one point five percent.
There is no simple recipe for a good peace agreement, but research shows that four elements are important: a serious commitment from the parties, prec...
Ignoring macroinvertebrates is ignoring the silent custodians of biodiversity and the very foundation of healthy freshwater ecosystems.
Reports indicate that Tshisekedi signed the agreement with Blackwater in December 2024, officially to protect key mining sites in Katanga and Kivu ric...
While Kenya had long championed African-led solutions—through the Nairobi and Luanda peace tracks—it now appears content to play a supporting role to...
Further, the coalition decried that DRC's military actions amount to a blatant dismissal of ongoing diplomatic efforts, warning that such moves threat...
The Rwandan leader went further, suggesting that former President Joseph Kabila orchestrated the transition.
Speaking to journalists in Kigali, Kagame reaffirmed Rwanda's commitment to the agreement, which was brokered by the administration of US President Do...
On June 27, the DRC and Rwanda signed a landmark peace agreement in the United States, sparking hopes of ending years of armed conflict and humanitari...
Amnesty International's Secretary-General Agnès Callamard said the deal, inked in Washington, DC, on June 27, lacks provisions aimed at prosecuting th...
In a statement, the organisation said the agreement marks a critical step towards ending decades of violence and displacement in the region and comes...
The sanctions, first imposed years ago, include restrictions on arms transfers, financial assets and travel for individuals and groups linked to armed...
While Kinshasa projected diplomacy, Goma staged defiance. M23's Corneille Nangaa and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 marked the day by planting a symbol...
A treaty between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo comes as the United States tries to reassert its role as a global mediator under Presiden...
The peace agreement was initially expected to be signed by Rwandan and DR Congo Presidents in the White House in mid-June, according to the Declaratio...
According to Save the Children, over 65 per cent of these cases involved rape, while others included psychological and physical abuse.
The deal, quietly initialled by technical teams on June 18, is to be witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and bears the fingerprints of both...
Mohamoud briefed Ruto on preparations for the upcoming Special Summit on AU Reforms, and thanked Kenya for its "continued support" and for staying eng...
Technical teams from Rwanda and DR Congo finalised a draft of the agreement, which is scheduled to be signed by the countries’ foreign ministers next...
According to the statement, M23 fighters stormed the village about 6:30 pm local time, killing at least 17 civilians and setting houses on fire.
Justin Ndayishimiye, a local Member of Parliament and former coordinator of artisanal mining in Rubaya, attributed the tragedy to the unregulated and...
The agreement, according to a joint statement from the US State Department, is due to be signed on June 27 at a ministerial-level meeting.
Patrice Lumumba was executed by a firing squad and his body was dissolved in acid. Only a gold-crowned tooth remained which Belgium formally returned...
Significant material damage was recorded in the regions with many families displaced as a result.
Although the country is currently in its dry season, local media quoted meteorological authorities as saying that rainfall reached 90 millimetres.
In 2007, Floribèrt Bwana Chui Bin Kositi, a customs quality control officer, was abducted and murdered after he refused to green light the transport o...
The meeting focused on the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, particularly its role in protecting civilians.
