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M23 rebels appoint new governor for South Kivu
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 28, 2025

He will be deputised by Dunia Masumbuko Bwenge, Vice-Governor in charge of Political, Administrative, and Legal Affairs) and Gishinge Gasinzira Juvéna...

Uhuru appointed to co-facilitate merged Nairobi-Luanda peace processes on DRC conflict
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 24, 2025

The other facilitators are Nigeria's former president Olusegun Obasanjo and Ethiopia's former Prime Minister Hailemariam Desalegn.

M23 rebels reaffirm ceasefire, urge DRC government to honour peace agreements
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 24, 2025

The rebel group also expressed gratitude to regional leaders and international partners for their continuous efforts in facilitating a political resol...

DRC army runaways loot and sow panic in North Kivu town
Reuters  |  Feb 21, 2025

Fighting with the M23 has continued outside the town, in the southern part of the wider Lubero territory, for the past 72 hours, Congolese army spokes...

Rebel-held ports in eastern DR Congo re-open as humanitarian aid needs grow
Reuters  |  Feb 18, 2025

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...

Congo's Bukavu under threat as M23 rebels warn of intervention
Reuters  |  Feb 11, 2025

Heavy shelling was reported along the frontline on Tuesday morning, rebel, military and local sources told Reuters.

Threat of disease in DRC "multiplied" by conflict, WHO says
Reuters  |  Feb 09, 2025

Vaccination programmes were partially restored on February 5, after the M23 declared a ceasefire, however, the situation remains "tense and volatile",...

DR Congo President Tshisekedi attends EAC-SADC summit vitually
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 08, 2025

This comes just a day after Kinshasa sent its ambassador to Botswana and SADC to the foreign ministers' preparatory meeting.

Guterres urges de-escalation as regional leaders convene on eastern DRC conflict
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 07, 2025

UN reports indicate that Goma, the provincial capital, is effectively under siege, with exit routes blocked and its airport shut down indefinitely.

Human rights violations surge in DRC as M23 forces push toward Bukavu
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Feb 01, 2025

The United Nations Human Rights Council has also documented a disturbing rise in summary executions, with 12 people reported to have been killed by M2...

UN Security Council demands M23 forces stop offensive in eastern DR Congo
Reuters  |  Jan 27, 2025

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...

EAC to convene urgent meeting on DRC crisis as Goma risks falling to M23 rebels
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 27, 2025

Ruto revealed that he had spoken with both DRC President Félix Tshisekedi and Rwandan President Paul Kagame to defuse the situation.

DR Congo cuts ties with Rwanda as eastern conflict escalates, peacekeepers killed
Reuters  |  Jan 26, 2025

The United Nations said it had started temporarily relocating its non-essential staff from Goma due to the deteriorating security situation.

Tensions rise between Executive, Judiciary as Chief Justice Koome’s security is withdrawn
Lucy Mumbi  |  Jan 23, 2025

Koome noted that the security reduction has exposed her office and judicial officers to vulnerabilities, undermining the Judiciary’s ability to fulfil...

17 Chinese men accused of running illegal gold mine in DR Congo arrested
Reuters  |  Dec 22, 2024

Around 60 Chinese nationals were at the site and officials detained 17 who appeared to be in charge, along with some people from Congo and Burundi.

United Nations extends DR Congo peacekeeping mission for a year
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The renewal means nearly 11,000 peacekeepers will continue their deployment until at least December 2025.

Magistrate fatally shot at work among 500 Kenyans honoured by Ruto
Lucy Mumbi  |  Dec 12, 2024

Inspector General of Police Douglas Kanja was among six individuals awarded the Moran of the Order of the Golden Heart.

Plastic waste chokes Congo dam, causing widespread power cuts
Reuters  |  Nov 18, 2024

The Ruzizi dam located at the south end of Lake Kivu, which borders Rwanda, supplies the city of Bukavu and others with electricity and the power outa...

Health official says mpox vaccine rollout in Congo slower than expected
Reuters  |  Oct 19, 2024

Congo's mpox vaccination campaign is a key step in efforts to contain the outbreak at its epicentre

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