President Felix Tshisekedi Stories

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...

Rwanda, DRC leaders to attend regional mediation meeting in Tanzania
Mwangi Maina  |  Feb 04, 2025

The upcoming summit will be the first of its kind, bringing together EAC and SADC to address the DRC crisis.

Tshisekedi declares war on M23 Rebels, accuses Rwanda of military involvement
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 30, 2025

He accused Rwanda of deploying "thousands of soldiers" into eastern DRC, intensifying tensions between the two neighbours.

EAC summit urges DR Congo government to engage with M23 rebels directly
Mary Wambui  |  Jan 30, 2025

DRC President Felix Tshisekedi was absent, as had earlier been confirmed by his spokesperson Tina Salama.

DRC's ex-election chief turned rebel boss builds insurgency
Reuters  |  Jan 27, 2025

While it is hard to gauge the extent of the support for Nangaa's Alliance Fleuve Congo (AFC), which sees the M23 rebels as their military wing, U.N. e...

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.

Amnesty International urges DRC President to halt planned mass executions
Mwangi Maina  |  Jan 15, 2025

This follows reports that over 170 death row inmates have been transferred to Angenga prison for execution.

UN peacekeepers guard Congolese farmers working their fields
Reuters  |  Dec 21, 2024

The operation to guard farmers who grow corn, beans, potatoes and manioc is known as "Secure Harvest" and it aims to allow them to work freely during...

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.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi sacks military top brass in major reshuffle
Reuters  |  Dec 20, 2024

The last significant military reshuffle took place in October 2022, when Tshisekedi appointed Tshiwewe as chief of staff.

Congo opposition calls for protests against plans to reform constitution
Reuters  |  Nov 21, 2024

Tshisekedi said the current constitution, ratified by a referendum in 2005, needed to change because it did not align with the country's current reali...

Congo: Displaced people caught between conflict and crisis
DW News  |  Sep 27, 2024

In eastern Congo, people are trapped between relentless fighting in their villages and overcrowded camps with scarce food and rampant mpox. Survival i...

DRC military court sentences three US citizens to death over failed coup
Reuters  |  Sep 14, 2024

All three were found guilty of criminal conspiracy, terrorism and other charges, and sentenced to death in a ruling read on live TV.

DRC: President Tshisekedi fires his peace processes representative
Mary Wambui  |  Aug 31, 2024

The development comes barely two months after the East African Community (EAC) announced that it is seeking a resumption of peace talks to end escalat...

Raila campaigns in Kinshasa despite growing diplomatic rift with Kenya
Mwangi Maina  |  Aug 16, 2024

Raila, who is officially backed by President William Ruto, is vying to succeed Chadian Moussa Faki as the next African Union Commission (AUC) boss.

Public vaccination of presidents can boost uptake, study finds
Hanifa Adan  |  Jun 15, 2024

The study conducted in the DRC highlights the potential of leaders to act as effective vaccine ambassadors but notes that this strategy only works und...

OPINION: Ruto clear on DRC conflict; It's a Congolese problem requiring Congolese political solution
Joseph Rwagatare  |  May 29, 2024

President Ruto’s clear answer must have come as a jolt to President Felix Tshisekedi.

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