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Further, the coalition decried that DRC's military actions amount to a blatant dismissal of ongoing diplomatic efforts, warning that such moves threat...
Speaking to journalists in Kigali, Kagame reaffirmed Rwanda's commitment to the agreement, which was brokered by the administration of US President Do...
On June 27, the DRC and Rwanda signed a landmark peace agreement in the United States, sparking hopes of ending years of armed conflict and humanitari...
While Kinshasa projected diplomacy, Goma staged defiance. M23's Corneille Nangaa and the Alliance Fleuve Congo/M23 marked the day by planting a symbol...
A treaty between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo comes as the United States tries to reassert its role as a global mediator under Presiden...
According to Save the Children, over 65 per cent of these cases involved rape, while others included psychological and physical abuse.
The deal, quietly initialled by technical teams on June 18, is to be witnessed by US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and bears the fingerprints of both...
Technical teams from Rwanda and DR Congo finalised a draft of the agreement, which is scheduled to be signed by the countries’ foreign ministers next...
The agreement, according to a joint statement from the US State Department, is due to be signed on June 27 at a ministerial-level meeting.
The meeting focused on the mandate of the UN peacekeeping mission, MONUSCO, particularly its role in protecting civilians.
DRC and the UN accuse Rwanda of deploying troops and supporting the rebels with arms, a claim President Paul Kagame vehemently denies.
Cishambo was governor in South Kivu, which is largely controlled by the rebels, from July 2010 to August 2017.
According to CSAC Chief Christian Bosembe, media houses that fail to adhere to the directive will have their operations suspended entirely.
The group described the operations carried out between May 23 and 29 as “terrorist actions” systematically launched on various densely populated areas...
The UN warned that displaced populations were facing widespread human rights violations, including murder, summary executions, sexual and gender-based...
This marks DR Congo’s third bid for a seat on the UN Security Council, having previously served in 1982–1983 and 1992–1993 under Mobutu Sese Seko.
Bisimwa emphasised that Kabila, like any other Congolese citizen, has the right to associate with opposition movements and should be respected for his...
Prosecutors claim there is a “substantial body of documents, testimony and material facts” linking him to M23, an armed group that has seized several...
While the AU-backed Luanda process, launched in 2022 and previously spearheaded by Angolan President João Lourenço, remains formally in place, it is u...
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...
Rwandan government spokesperson Yolande Makolo responded by blaming the Congolese government for destabilising the area through support of armed group...
The decision highlights tensions over resource control in Congo's mineral-rich eastern regions, where M23 rebel advances have placed strategic mining...
President Felix Tshisekedi and Kabila formed an awkward power-sharing deal following Congo's disputed 2018 election. But Tshisekedi later accused his...
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...
Virtually all banks are closed. Currency shortages abound. With supply chains disrupted, prices of some staples have jumped.
Many had little choice after M23 dismantled displacement camps upon seizing Goma, eastern DR Congo's largest city, in late January.
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...
SAMIDRC was deployed on December 15, 2023, to support the DRC government in restoring peace and stability in the eastern region, following the withdra...
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...
