Six Armed Groups Sign Peace Pact in Congo’s Ituri Province Amid Hopes for Lasting Stability
After years of bloodshed and broken accords, six armed groups operating in Ituri province in the north-east of the Democratic Republic of the Congo have […]
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Congo’s M23 Rebels Plan to Seize Eastern City Overnight
M23 rebels, backed by Rwanda, have threatened to seize Goma, the largest city in eastern Congo, after ordering Government forces to disarm and surrender. The […]
Kenya army to join UN peacekeepers in East DRC
On Sunday August 25, Kenya’s military announced that its troops have departed for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to join a United Nations […]
DRC: Security in capital beefed up after attacks on UN staff, Western embassies
Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have beefed up security in a district of the capital city Kinshasa where UN buildings and foreign […]
Militiamen attack Butembo after the departure of Monusco
The eastern DRC town of Butembo, the scene of violent anti-UN protests in late July, was attacked on Tuesday by militiamen who attacked a UN […]
MONUSCO ‘Deeply Regrets’ DR Congo’s Decision to Expel Spokesperson
The United Nations mission in DR Congo (MONUSCO) on Thursday “deeply regretted” the country’s decision to expel its spokesperson Mathias Gillmann and “took note” of […]
Rwanda accuses UN of “taking sides” with DRC
Kigali said Monday that the U.N. mission in the Democratic Republic of Congo (Monusco) is “taking sides” with Kinshasa, as tensions grow between the two […]
Sahel: Child Recruitment in Tindouf Fuels Instability in North Africa and in Sahel
The polisario-forced and Algeria-backed recruitment of children in the camps of Tindouf fuels instability in North Africa and the Sahel, said, on Thursday in Dakhla, […]
Congolese army accuses Rwanda of supporting a rebellion, Kigali denies
After months of suspicions and decades of mistrust, the army of the Democratic Republic of Congo is clearly accusing the Rwandan army of supporting an […]
Peace and security in the Great Lakes: 7 Heads of state meet in Kinshasa
Seven Heads of state are meeting since Thursday in Kinshasa to assess the implementation of an agreement on peace, security and cooperation in the Democratic […]