eastern DRC Stories

Ruto courts Angolan President Lourenço for support ahead of AUC chairperson's election
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 10, 2025

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...

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi sacks military top brass in major reshuffle
Reuters  |  Dec 20, 2024

The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.

Foreign mercenaries on duty in Democratic Republic of Congo
DW News  |  Dec 11, 2024

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...

SADC heads of state meet in Zimbabwe over Eastern DRC crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Nov 17, 2024

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...

Militia kills 10 civilians in midnight attack in eastern DR Congo
Reuters  |  Sep 17, 2024

CODECO is one of a myriad of militias fighting over land and resources in eastern DR Congo.

Hope for peace as Angola brokers fresh truce in Eastern DRC
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 01, 2024

Kinshasa accuses Kigali of facilitating the most dominant armed group in Eastern DRC, a claim Rwanda has consistently denied.

Two aid workers killed in eastern Congo convoy attack
Reuters  |  Jul 02, 2024

Local administrator Alain Kiwewa confirmed the convoy had been attacked and said five of its vehicles had been burned.

Rwanda denies its troops attacked displaced persons camp in DR Congo
Reuters  |  May 05, 2024

Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo denied the RDF was behind the attack and instead blamed it on militias supported by the Congolese milit...

Eastern DRC faces catastrophe as violence, displacement surges
Hanifa Adan  |  May 01, 2024

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...

UNHCR urges immediate action amid heightened risks for displaced in eastern DRC
United Nations  |  Mar 30, 2024

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...

Rwanda protests exclusion from AU meeting on eastern DRC conflict
Amina Wako  |  Mar 05, 2024

The council discussed the military intervention being carried out by SADC forces, led by South Africa.

UN sanctions six Congo rebels as violence escalates
Amina Wako  |  Feb 22, 2024

The M23, a rebel group, has faced accusations from both the UN and international human rights organizations of perpetrating atrocities in eastern DRC.

AU warns foreign powers against interfering in DRC crisis
Amina Wako  |  Feb 22, 2024

The United Nations Security Council met on Wednesday to deliberate on the situation that has led to the displacement of hundreds of thousands.

Two South African soldiers killed, 3 injured on DRC mission
Amina Wako  |  Feb 15, 2024

This marks SA's first fatalities since it deployed 2,900 troops to the mineral-rich region last December to quell violence.

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