DRC conflict Stories
Kinshasa insists on M23’s full withdrawal and an end to external backing, while the rebels demand political and security guarantees before disarming,...
The Mission also urged “the Congolese authorities to conduct thorough investigations to identify those responsible for the massacre of civilians and b...
Prime Cabinet Secretary and Cabinet Secretary for Foreign and Diaspora Affairs Musalia Mudavadi emphasized that a presidential nomination does not in...
The standoff follows years of failed negotiations in eastern Congo, where mistrust between the rebels and the government has repeatedly stalled talks.
Against this backdrop, the Congolese government warned that Nairobi's announcement risked conferring legitimacy on an "ongoing illegal occupation."
After decades of exile, Congolese refugees cautiously return home -- only to find their villages changed, their land gone. But hope persists amid the...
The meeting followed a decision by EAC and SADC leaders to merge the Nairobi and Luanda peace initiatives into one platform, which was later endorsed...
As global demand for critical minerals reshapes geopolitics, African states must recognise and assert the strategic leverage their mineral resources p...
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...
Mohamoud briefed Ruto on preparations for the upcoming Special Summit on AU Reforms, and thanked Kenya for its "continued support" and for staying eng...
Further, the AFC maintained that before M23 took control of Goma, the city was plagued by severe insecurity and humanitarian crises, with civilians tr...
The agency is calling for immediate and coordinated action from local, national, and international partners to address what it describes as the most s...
President Felix Tshisekedi and Kabila formed an awkward power-sharing deal following Congo's disputed 2018 election. But Tshisekedi later accused his...
The phased withdrawal, which began on April 29, 2025, marks the conclusion of a mission launched in December 2023 to stabilise and restore peace in on...
The exit of the soldiers comes a day after the SADC mission began its exit from Goma, a move that began quietly early Tuesday morning before it was co...
The nurse based at Masisi General Referral Hospital is the second MSF staff member to be killed in Masisi town in the past two months and the third to...
Each side released the same statement separately after their delegations departed Qatar earlier in the week, following more than a week of discussions...
In recent weeks, heavy rains caused River Rugumba to overflow, flooding large parts of the Kalemie and Nyunzu territories. The water destroyed homes,...
With M23 advancing militarily, civilians bearing the brunt, and rival mediation tracks emerging, the question is no longer who leads the talks — but w...
The Democratic Republic of Congo, which has vast reserves of cobalt, lithium and uranium, among other minerals, has been fighting M23 rebels who have...
The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga comes as Congo's army faces an unprecedented advance by M23 rebels...
The medical humanitarian organisation called on all state and non-state armed groups in Ituri to spare civilians as well as healthcare facilities, whi...
The head of state also claimed that Rwanda led by President Paul Kagame had tried to organise a coup 10 years ago in Burundi, comparing it to the cris...
The expanded panel will support former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in navigating the complex and volatile conflict that has triggered a severe hum...
Walikale is the farthest west the rebels have reached in an advance that has already overrun eastern Congo's two largest cities since January.
Uganda military spokesperson Chris Magezi said hundreds of CODECO fighters attacked a Uganda Peoples' Defence Forces (UPDF) military post in the Congo...
The Angolan Government says the meeting was not part of the agreed peace mediation agenda.
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.
