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DR Congo bans media from covering former president Kabila, allies
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 05, 2025

According to CSAC Chief Christian Bosembe, media houses that fail to adhere to the directive will have their operations suspended entirely.

Explainer: What you need to know about the Burundi elections
Bashir Mbuthia  |  Jun 05, 2025

Voters will be choosing MPs to sit in the National Assembly, which has 123 members.

AFC/M23 condemns continued attacks on Banyamulenge in South Kivu
The New Times  |  Jun 03, 2025

The group described the operations carried out between May 23 and 29 as “terrorist actions” systematically launched on various densely populated areas...

UN urges DRC to take responsibility as over 7 million displaced amid escalating crisis
Rachael Mutabasi  |  Jun 03, 2025

The UN warned that displaced populations were facing widespread human rights violations, including murder, summary executions, sexual and gender-based...

Gulf states call for Gaza truce, support Syria at ministerial session
XINHUA  |  Jun 03, 2025

The ministers condemned "attempts to displace the population of the Gaza Strip".

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

After tariffs, US dangles billions of dollars in Congo mineral investment
Reuters  |  Apr 03, 2025

The Democratic Republic of Congo, which has vast reserves of cobalt, lithium and uranium, among other minerals, has been fighting M23 rebels who have...

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  |  Apr 01, 2025

The formation of the Convention for the Popular Revolution (CPR) by Thomas Lubanga comes as Congo's army faces an unprecedented advance by M23 rebels...

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...

Two Ugandan pilots kidnapped after ambush by gunmen in eastern DR Congo
Eastleigh Voice Reporter  |  Mar 31, 2025

The plane, which was reportedly expected to land at Kavumu Airport in Bukavu to transport Red Cross International staff to Entebbe, came under attack...

SADC and AFC/M23 talks agree on troop withdrawal, airport reopening
Maureen Kinyanjui  |  Mar 28, 2025

AFC/M23 will also coordinate the freedom of movement for the withdrawing troops according to the agreed principles.

Explainer: How did a US journalist end up in a secret chat on Yemen airstrike plans?
XINHUA  |  Mar 26, 2025

Goldberg said he had serious doubts about the authenticity of the group chat because he couldn't believe that the U.S. national security leadership wo...

Joint EAC-SADC summit appoints expanded peace panel for DRC crisis
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 25, 2025

The expanded panel will support former Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta in navigating the complex and volatile conflict that has triggered a severe hum...

Angola steps back from DRC peace talks after failed mediation efforts
Mwangi Maina  |  Mar 24, 2025

Angola's presidency announced it would "free itself from the responsibility of mediator" in order to focus more on broader African Union priorities.

Eastern DRC ceasefire in trouble as M23 rebels stay in strategic town
Reuters  |  Mar 24, 2025

The prospect of a ceasefire in the strategic town of Walikale, which the M23 rebels captured last week, had briefly fuelled hopes of reviving stalled...

DR Congo’s M23 rebels say they will withdraw from seized town to support peace push
Reuters  |  Mar 23, 2025

It would have been their first direct engagement with DR Congo's government after President Felix Tshisekedi reversed his longstanding refusal to spea...

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