eastern DRC Stories
A passenger boat from Bukavu to Goma left on Tuesday morning, operator Lweni Ndale said, adding it was the first he had sent since late January, short...
M23 rebels have been pushing south towards Bukavu, the second-largest city in eastern DRC, since they seized Goma, the largest city, at the end of las...
UN reports indicate that Goma, the provincial capital, is effectively under siege, with exit routes blocked and its airport shut down indefinitely.
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 upcoming summit will be the first of its kind, bringing together EAC and SADC to address the DRC crisis.
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...
The decision follows a proposal from the East African Community (EAC) during its summit earlier in the week, signalling an effort to align regional ap...
The council urged Rwanda and the DRC to return to talks to achieve peace and address issues related to the presence of Rwanda Defence Forces in the ea...
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 last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.
Retired military officers from Europe protect the DRC capital of North Kivu from falling to Rwandan-backed rebels. The job is well paid but soldiers m...
The leaders are expected to receive an update on the progress of the SADC Mission in the DRC (SAMIDRC), which was deployed on December 15, 2023, for a...
CODECO is one of a myriad of militias fighting over land and resources in eastern DR Congo.
Kinshasa accuses Kigali of facilitating the most dominant armed group in Eastern DRC, a claim Rwanda has consistently denied.
Local administrator Alain Kiwewa confirmed the convoy had been attacked and said five of its vehicles had been burned.
Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo denied the RDF was behind the attack and instead blamed it on militias supported by the Congolese milit...
The humanitarian efforts are severely hampered by funding shortages according to the statement, with only 16 per cent of the required $2.6 billion for...
The UNHCR is calling for an immediate end to the violence and urges all parties to the conflict to respect and uphold international humanitarian law a...
