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Former Congolese President Kabila meets religious leaders in eastern DR Congo
The New Times  |  May 29, 2025

His return to Goma comes barely two days after he accused President Felix Tshisekedi’s government for populism, lies, arrogance, institutionalisation...

Ex-DRC president Kabila reportedly arrives in rebel-held Goma amid M23 crisis, rising tensions
Reuters  |  May 28, 2025

The reported visit follows a vote in the Senate in Kinshasa last week, overwhelmingly in favour of lifting Kabila's immunity from prosecution over his...

M23 leader Bertrand Bisimwa defends ties to DRC ex-president Kabila amid treason allegations
Amina Wako  |  May 26, 2025

Bisimwa emphasised that Kabila, like any other Congolese citizen, has the right to associate with opposition movements and should be respected for his...

DRC Senate strips Kabila of immunity, clears way for treason trial
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 23, 2025

Prosecutors claim there is a “substantial body of documents, testimony and material facts” linking him to M23, an armed group that has seized several...

Mist and metal: Coltan grab in eastern DR Congo
XINHUA  |  May 21, 2025

According to United Nations estimates, Rubaya alone accounts for more than 15 per cent of the world's tantalum supply.

AU’s Faure Gnassingbé leads renewed push to mediate DRC crisis amid rising external influence
Mwangi Maina  |  May 19, 2025

While the AU-backed Luanda process, launched in 2022 and previously spearheaded by Angolan President João Lourenço, remains formally in place, it is u...

Rwandan refugees return home as M23 offensive escalates in eastern Congo, says UNHCR
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 18, 2025

The three-year M23 insurgency in the eastern DRC intensified in January with the M23 rebels, largely made up of Tutsi fighters, seizing control of mor...

Rwanda denies destabilising eastern Congo, accuses DRC government of fuelling unrest
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  May 17, 2025

Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo responded by blaming the Congolese government for destabilising the area through support of armed group...

More than 100 dead after flooding in eastern DR Congo village of Kasaba, official says
Reuters  |  May 11, 2025

Local officials said the Kasaba area was only accessible via Lake Tanganyika and was not covered by the mobile phone network, which could delay humani...

Congo gold miner halts operations in tax dispute with M23 rebel administration
Reuters  |  May 11, 2025

The decision highlights tensions over resource control in Congo's mineral-rich eastern regions, where M23 rebel advances have placed strategic mining...

Fighting in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo is worsening gender-based violence against women
The Conversation  |  May 09, 2025

Civilians are caught in a devastating humanitarian crisis involving sexual and gender-based violence. This kind of violence not only contributes to fo...

Kabila's party defies government ban, resumes operations in DRC
Bashir Mbuthia  |  May 08, 2025

President Felix Tshisekedi and Kabila formed an awkward power-sharing deal following Congo's disputed 2018 election. But Tshisekedi later accused his...

DRC and M23 rebels resume peace talks in Doha, sources say
Reuters  |  May 07, 2025

In statements released after last month's talks, both sides committed to ending acts of violence and hate speech and called on the Congolese people to...

Congo, Rwanda submit draft peace plan as US pushes for deal tied to mining investment
Reuters  |  May 05, 2025

Boulos said the plan was for Rubio to meet in mid-May in Washington with his Rwandan and Congolese counterparts to agree on a final draft peace accord...

In Congo, M23 rebels’ latest fight is to revive the economy
Reuters  |  May 04, 2025

Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. With supply chains disrupted, prices of some staples have jumped.

Returning farmers face land disputes, hardship in rebel-held eastern DR Congo
Reuters  |  May 03, 2025

Many had little choice after M23 dismantled displacement camps upon seizing Goma, eastern DR Congo's largest city, in late January.

SADC begins phased withdrawal of peacekeeping force from eastern DR Congo
Rachael Mutabasi  |  May 01, 2025

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...

Red Cross begins evacuation of DRC soldiers from UN base in Goma
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 30, 2025

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...

SADC troops begin withdrawal from Eastern DRC via Rwanda
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 29, 2025

SAMIDRC was deployed on December 15, 2023, to support the DRC government in restoring peace and stability in the eastern region, following the withdra...

Africa's diplomatic setback: How external powers took over the Rwanda-DRC peace talks
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 26, 2025

Qatar brokered a truce between the government of DRC and the M23 on Wednesday as the US brokered another between Rwanda and DRC on Friday, breathing a...

MSF worker killed as deadly violence against humanitarian workers continues in Eastern DRC
Mary Wambui  |  Apr 25, 2025

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...

Mine collapse in eastern Congo kills at least 10 people, rebel-appointed provincial governor says
Reuters  |  Apr 24, 2025

Douglas Dunia Masumbuko, the M23-appointed South Kivu governor, told Reuters on Thursday that the death toll at the Luhihi mine had reached 10 "and co...

DR Congo, M23 rebels pledge to work towards peace after Qatar talks amid prisoner disputes
Reuters  |  Apr 24, 2025

Each side released the same statement separately after their delegations departed Qatar earlier in the week, following more than a week of discussions...

Former DRC President Joseph Kabila returns to Goma via Kigali
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

Sources revealed that Kabila travelled through Kigali, Rwanda, before reaching Goma. The former president, who has been officially residing between Zi...

Rwanda grants SADC troops safe passage from DR Congo conflict zone
Amina Wako  |  Apr 18, 2025

The mission encountered significant setbacks, including the loss of 20 soldiers and being pinned down by M23 fighters. A deal struck in March between...

Clashes hit rebel-controlled Goma, largest city in east Congo
Reuters  |  Apr 13, 2025

The toll from the clashes was not immediately clear. A government statement on Saturday night said 52 people had been killed in and around Goma, thoug...

Angola appoints new DRC-Rwanda mediator as Doha talks signal shifting African diplomacy
Mwangi Maina  |  Apr 11, 2025

With M23 advancing militarily, civilians bearing the brunt, and rival mediation tracks emerging, the question is no longer who leads the talks — but w...

Congo government, M23 rebel delegations in Doha for talks, sources say
Reuters  |  Apr 10, 2025

Members of both delegations confirmed their presence in the Qatari capital and said there was a face-to-face meeting on Wednesday, but they were still...

Active-duty Romanian soldiers worked as mercenaries in DR Congo, probe reveals
Amina Wako  |  Apr 06, 2025

All seven active-duty personnel, including two non-commissioned officers and five professional soldiers, took parental leave between 2023 and 2025. Du...

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