President Felix Tshisekedi Stories

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...

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...

DRC hands over Americans jailed over failed coup as talks on minerals progress
Reuters  |  Apr 09, 2025

Joseph Szlavik-Soto, a lobbyist working for Kinshasa, said the Congolese had also agreed to pay for the damage caused by protesters who attacked the U...

Tanzania, DRC to allocate land within each other's territories for development of dry ports
Lucy Mumbi  |  Apr 06, 2025

The dry port development project, which is set to be completed within 18 months, will operate under a public-private partnership model, with private c...

DR Congo commutes death sentences of three Americans in failed coup to life imprisonment
Reuters  |  Apr 02, 2025

The Americans were among some 50 people, including US, British, Canadian, Belgian and Congolese citizens, who stood trial last year following the botc...

DRC and M23 rebels plan to hold first direct talks on April 9
Reuters  |  Apr 01, 2025

Qatar hosted a second round of talks between the two countries beginning on Friday and met separately with M23 representatives. Congolese officials an...

Convicted war criminal Lubanga announces new rebel group in east Congo
Reuters  |  Mar 31, 2025

The International Criminal Court secured its first conviction against Lubanga in 2012 on charges of recruiting child soldiers and sentenced him to 14...

DR Congo to start political consultations for government of national unity
XINHUA  |  Mar 23, 2025

The mineral-rich eastern DRC remains a focal point of conflict, with various armed groups vying for control over resources such as coltan, tin, tantal...

DRC and Rwanda presidents agree to a ceasefire in eastern Congo during Qatar talks
Reuters  |  Mar 18, 2025

At Tuesday's meeting in Qatar, Tshisekedi and Kagame "agreed on the need to continue the discussions initiated in Doha in order to establish solid fou...

DR Congo President Tshisekedi meets US lawmaker amid talk of mineral deal
Reuters  |  Mar 17, 2025

Tshisekedi faces an insurgency by M23 rebels in east DR Congo and his government plans to send a delegation to peace talks in Angola on Tuesday.

DR Congo says it will join peace talks with M23 rebels in Angola on Tuesday
Reuters  |  Mar 16, 2025

President Felix Tshisekedi, who has long ruled out dialogue with M23, had been considering changing his position after a string of defeats.

Angola officially invites M23 for negotiations with DRC
Mary Wambui  |  Mar 15, 2025

While the group’s spokesperson, Lawrence Kanyuka, stated on Friday that its representatives would attend the meeting, it has not yet confirmed who wil...

Embattled Congo president considers sitting down with M23 rebels
Reuters  |  Mar 14, 2025

Tshisekedi's government has so far not committed publicly, but three government sources told Reuters this week he was seriously considering sending a...

Tshisekedi courts US: DRC offers minerals in exchange for military backing in war against M23 rebels
Foreign Reporter  |  Mar 04, 2025

The letter, sent by Aaron Poynton, a US businessman and lobbyist tasked by Kinshasa last June with organising a roundtable for US and Congolese busine...

Ex-DRC President Kabila: Tshisekedi violated political pact, he is to blame for current crisis
Lucy Mumbi  |  Feb 24, 2025

According to Kabila, the unrest could not solely be blamed on the advances of the M23 armed movement or tensions between Kinshasa and Kigali. Instead,...

DR Congo M23 rebels say they have entered Bukavu after seizing Kavumu airport
Reuters  |  Feb 15, 2025

The Congolese army confirmed that M23 fighters had taken control of Kavumu airport, north of Bukavu, and that Congolese troops had pulled back with th...

Tshisekedi, Kagame to brief AU security council on DRC crisis in Addis Ababa
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 13, 2025

The summit is expected to issue further directives to facilitate a sustainable ceasefire between the warring parties under the two peace processes, as...

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.

Uhuru blames Tshisekedi’s lack of political will for DRC peace talks disruptions
Mary Wambui  |  Feb 06, 2025

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...

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